Niek Bezuidenhout

Nicolaas Stephanus Erasmus 'Nic' Bezuidenhout (born 4 August 1950) is a former South African rugby union player.

Playing career Bezuidenhout played senior provincial rugby in South Africa for . In 1972, he toured with the South African Gazelles, a South African under-24 team, to Argentina.

Bezuidenhout made his test debut in 1972 at Ellis Park against the touring English side captained by John Pullin. During 1974, he played in three tests against the British Lions and two tests during South Africa's tour of France. Bezuidenhout played a further two tests against and his final test was in 1977 against the World XV. Bezuidenhout played nine test matches and four tour matches for the Springboks.

Test history No. Opponents Results (RSA 1st) Position Tries Dates Venue 1. 9–18 Prop 3 June 1972 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 2. 9–28 Prop 22 June 1974 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 3. British Lions 9–26 Prop 13 July 1974 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth 4. British Lions 13–13 Prop 27 July 1974 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 5. 13–4 Prop 23 November 1974 Le stade de Toulouse, Toulouse 6. 10–8 Prop 30 November 1974 Parc des Princes, Paris 7. 38–25 Prop 21 Jun 1975 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 8. 33–18 Prop 28 Jun 1975 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 9. World XV 45–24 Prop 27 Aug 1977 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria