Braam Els
{{short description|South African rugby union player}}
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| birth_name = Wybrand Willem Els
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|11|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kroonstad, South Africa
| height = 2.03m
| weight = 120kg
| ru_position = Lock
|years1 = 1999–2000
| clubs1 = {{Rut|Perpignan}}
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| province1 = {{rut|Free State}}
| ru_provinceyears1 = 1992–2000
| provinceapps1 = 155
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| province2 = {{rut|Falcons}}
| provinceyears2 = 2001–2002
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| super1 = {{rut|Cats}}
| superyears1 =1998
| superapps1 = 9
| superpoints1 = 5
| super2 = {{rut|Bulls}}
| superyears2 =2001
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| repteam1 = South Africa
| repyears1 = 1997
| repcaps1 = 1
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Wybrand Willem "Braam" Els (born 11 November 1971) is a South African former rugby union player.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/12624.html|title=Braam Els|website=ESPN scrum|access-date=2021-01-07}}
Playing career
Els represented the {{rut|Northern Free State}} for three consecutive years, from 1988 to 1990, at the Craven Week tournament for schoolboys. He made his provincial debut for {{rut|Free State}} in 1992 and played 155 matches for the union.{{Cite book|last=Colquhoun|first=Andy|title=South African Rugby Annual 2005|publisher=SA Rugby & MWP Media (Pty) Ltd|year=2005|isbn=0958440492|location=Cape Town|pages=440}}{{Cite web|title=Braam Els calls it a day|url=https://www.news24.com/news24/braam-els-calls-it-a-day-20021211|url-status=live|access-date=2021-01-07|website=News24|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108223422/https://www.news24.com/news24/braam-els-calls-it-a-day-20021211 |archive-date=2021-01-08 }}
Els played in one test match for the Springboks, as a replacement against {{nrut|Australia}} during the 1997 Tri Nations Series at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. He also played in two tour matches for the Springboks.{{Cite book|title=The South African Rugby Annual 1999|last=Colquhoun|first=Andy|publisher=MWP Media Sport|year=1999|isbn=0958423148|location=Cape Town|pages=145}}
= Test history =
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| No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | {{ru|AUS}} | align="center"|61–22 | Replacement | 23 Aug 1997 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
See also
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 656