Pierre de Villiers

Pierre du Plessis de Villiers (14 June 1905 – 14 November 1975) was a South African international rugby union player.

Born in Worcester, de Villiers was educated at Paarl Gimnasium and remained based in Paarl during his career.

A scrum–half, de Villiers debuted for the Springboks in their 1928 home series against the All Blacks. He was a member of the 1931–32 touring squad, but Danie Craven was the preferred scrum–half, and he only played in the match against England. The team met with George V during the tour and he is said to have commented on de Villiers' diminutive size by joking he was too small to be seen by the opposition. He played a home Test match against the Wallabies in 1933, then gained a further three caps on a 1937 tour of Australia, before retiring with a knee injury.