Albert Jacobus Bates (18 April 1941 – 26 October 2021) was a South African rugby union player and coach.
Playing career Bates played his senior provincial rugby in South Africa for and . He made his test debut for the Springboks during the 1969–70 tour of Britain and Ireland, against at Twickenham. He also played test matches against the All Blacks in 1970 and the one-off test against in 1972. He also played in fourteen tour matches, scoring one try for the Springboks.
Test history No. Opponents Results (SA 1st) Position Tries Dates Venue 1. 8–11 Flank 20 December 1969 Twickenham, London 2. 17–6 Number eight 25 July 1970 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 3. New Zealand 8–9 Number eight 8 August 1970 Newlands, Cape Town 4. 9–18 Number eight 3 June 1972 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
See also List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 438
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