Jan Lotz
{{Short description|South African rugby union player}}
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| birth_name = Jan Willem Lotz
| birth_date = {{birth date|1910|8|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Krugersdorp, South Africa
| death_date = {{death date and age|1986|8|13|1910|8|26|df=y}}
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| height = 1.83m
| weight = 92kg
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| school = Krugersdorp High School
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| ru_position = Hooker
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| province1 = {{rut|Transvaal}}
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| repyears1 = 1937–38
| repteam1 = South Africa
| repcaps1 = 8
| reppoints1 = 3
| repyears2 = 1937
| repteam2 = South Africa (tour)
| repcaps2 = 18
| reppoints2 = 3
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Jan Willem Lotz (26 August 1910 – 13 August 1986) was a South African rugby union player.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/4510.html|title=Jan Lotz|website=ESPN scrum|access-date=2021-07-28}}
Playing career
Lotz played provincial rugby for the {{rut|Transvaal}} in the South African Currie Cup competition. He played his first test matches for {{Nrut|South Africa}} on 26 June 1937 against the Wallabies at the Sydney Cricket Ground. During 1937 and 1938 he played in all 8 test matches played by the Springboks and was a member of the 1937 Springbok touring team to Australia and New Zealand, which won the test series against both countries. He played his last test match against the British Isles on 10 September 1938 at Newlands in Cape Town.{{Cite book|last1=Heath|first1=Duane|last2=Grieb|first2=Eddie|last3=Smit|first3=Kobus |title=South African Rugby Annual 2020|date=2020|publisher=South African Rugby Union|isbn=9780620872041|location=Cape Town|pages=240}}
See also
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 255
References
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{{1937 Springboks}}
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Category:South African rugby union players
Category:South Africa international rugby union players