Nico Wegner

George Nicolaas 'Nico' Wegner (born 3 December 1968) is a former South African rugby union player.

Playing career Wegner represented the Lowveld Schools team at the annual Craven Week in 1986 held in Graaff-Reinet. After school he did his national service and then enrolled at Stellenbosch University. He made his debut for the Western Province senior side in 1992. Wegner moved to the Sharks in 1997 and joined the Falcons in 2000.

Wegner made his test debut for South Africa during the 1993 French tour of South Africa, in second test on 3 July 1993 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. In 1993 Wegner toured with the Springboks to Australia, where he played in all three tests and to Argentina. He also toured as a replacement to New Zealand in 1994. Wegner played in four tests matches and eight tour matches for the Springboks.

Test history No. Opponents Results (RSA 1st) Position Tries Dates Venue 1. 17–18 Lock 3 Jul 1993 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 2. 19–12 Lock 31 Jul 1993 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 3. Australia 20–28 Lock 14 Aug 1993 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 4. Australia 12–19 Lock 21 Aug 1993 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney