About Johan Steenekamp
Lived 1935 – 2007 (aged 71). Johan Steenekamp was a South African rugby union player.
Johan Steenekamp (2 September 1935 – 16 August 2007) was a South African international rugby union player.
Steenekamp was born in Alberton and educated at Hoërskool Voortrekker.
A goal–kicking lock forward, Steenekamp made his representative debut for Transvaal in 1954. He gained a Springboks cap in 1958, taking the place of Salty du Rand for a Test match against France at Newlands, which finished in a 3–3 draw. The Springboks selectors then made a series of changes for the second Test match and Steenekamp was displaced by Jan Pickard. He ascended to the Transvaal captaincy in 1959.
Steenekamp was a diamond polisher by profession.
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Who was Johan Steenekamp?
rugby union player (1935–2007)
When was Johan Steenekamp born?
Johan Steenekamp was born on 2 September 1935 in Alberton.
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Johan Steenekamp died on 16 August 2007.
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Johan Steenekamp was a rugby union player.
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Johan Steenekamp was South African.
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