Ian McCallum

Ian McCallum (born 1944) is a former rugby union player. From 1970 to 1974, he played 11 matches as fullback for the Springboks, the South African national rugby union team.

After his playing career, he became a psychiatrist, author and wilderness guide, and co-founder of the Wilderness Leadership School in the Western Cape, South Africa.

Rugby career McCallum played provincial rugby for Western Province from 1968 until 1972. He then moved to Natal and though he never played for Natal, he was selected for South Africa during the 1974 season.

McCallum's first test for the Springboks was in 1970 against the New Zealand at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. He played in all four tests in the 1970 series against the touring All Blacks. He also played in the test series against France and Australia in 1971 and against the British Lions in 1974. Both he and his brother, Roy, were in the Springbok team for the first Test against the British Lions at Newlands in 1974. McCallum played a further six tour matches, scoring seventy-two points for the Springboks.

Test history No. Opposition Result (SA 1st) Position Points Date Venue 1. 17–6 Fullback 8 (1 conversion, 2 penalties) 25 July 1970 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 2. New Zealand 8–9 Fullback 5 (1 conversion, 1 penalties) 8 August 1970 Newlands, Cape Town 3. New Zealand 14–3 Fullback 8 (1 conversion, 2 penalties) 29 August 1970 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth 4. New Zealand 20–17 Fullback 14 (1 conversion, 4 penalties) 12 September 1970 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 5. 22–9 Fullback 13 (2 conversion, 3 penalties) 12 June 1971 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 6. France 8–8 Fullback 2 (1 conversion) 19 June 1971 Kings Park, Durban 7. 19–11 Fullback 7 (2 conversion, 1 penalties) 17 July 1971 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 8. Australia 14–6 Fullback 5 (1 conversion, 1 penalties) 31 July 1971 Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane 9. Australia 18–6 Fullback 7 August 1971 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 10. 3–12 Fullback 8 June 1974 Newlands, Cape Town 11. British Lions 9–28 Fullback 22 June 1974 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria