Henry Oswald de Villiers (10 March 1945 – 20 February 2022)RIP Henry Oswald "HO" de Villiers (1945-2022) was a South African rugby union player.
Playing career De Villiers was born in Johannesburg and schooled at Dale College in King William’s Town. After school, he moved to the Western Province to do his military training and in 1965 he joined the University of Cape Town RFC and was soon selected for the Ikeys first team. He also made his senior provincial debut for in 1965.
De Villiers played fourteen test matches for the Springboks. His debut was against at Kings Park in 1967 and he scored 11 points on debut. His last test was in 1970 against at Cardiff Arms Park. He also played in 15 tour matches and scored 54 points, which includes 2 tries, 15 conversions and 6 penalties.
Personal life and death De Villiers died in February 2022, at the age of 76.
Test history No. Opponents Results(SA 1st) Position Points Dates Venue 1. 26–3 Fullback 11 (4 conv, 1 pen) 15 Jul 1967 Kings Park, Durban 2. 16–3 Fullback 4 (2 conv) 22 Jul 1967 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 3. 14–19 Fullback 29 Jul 1967 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 4. 6–6 Fullback 3 (1 pen) 12 Aug 1967 Newlands, Cape Town 5. 12–9 Fullback 9 Nov 1968 Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux 6. 16–11 Fullback 16 Nov 1968Stade Olympique, Colombes 7. 30–11 Fullback 2 Aug 1969 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 8. 16–9 Fullback 16 Aug 1969 Kings Park, Durban 9. 11–3 Fullback 6 Sep 1969 Newlands, Cape Town 10. 19–8 Fullback 20 Sep 1969 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein11. 3–6 Fullback 6 Dec 1969 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 12. 8–11 Fullback 20 Dec 1969 Twickenham, London 13. 8–8 Fullback 5 (1 conv, 1 pen) 10 Jan 1970 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 14. 6–6 Fullback 3 (1 pen) 24 Jan 1970 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Legend: pen = penalty (3 pts.); conv = conversion (2 pts.), drop = drop kick (3 pts.).
See also List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 418
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