Felix du Plessis

Felix du Plessis
Birth nameFelix du Plessis
Date of birth24 November 1919
Place of birthSteynsburg, South Africa
Date of death1 May 1978(1978-05-01) (aged 58)
Place of deathStilfontein
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Wanderers, Johannesburg ()
– Old Greys, Bloemfontein ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Northern Transvaal ()
- Transvaal ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1949 South Africa 3

Felix du Plessis (24 November 1919 – 1 May 1978) was a South African rugby union footballer and captain of the South Africa (Springbok) team that in 1949 beat the All Blacks thrice in succession, a feat that was not repeated by a South African side until 2009. Du Plessis's son, Morné, also captained the Springboks, the only father-son duo to have done so.

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