Piet Visagie | |
Full Name: | Petrus Jacobus Visagie |
Birth Date: | 16 April 1943 |
Birth Place: | Kimberley, South Africa |
Death Place: | Potchefstroom, South Africa |
Height: | 5 ft 8 in |
Weight: | 161 lb |
Position: | Fly-half |
Repyears1: | 1967–71 |
Repcaps1: | 25 |
Reppoints1: | 130 |
Petrus Jacobus Visagie (16 April 1943 – 22 December 2022) was a South African rugby union international.
Visagie, raised in the town of Reivilo, was a mine worker at Beeshoek and played for the local Ammosal rugby club. He went on to represent Griquas in provincial rugby and was a key member of the 1970 Currie Cup winning side.[1]
A fly-half, Visagie was capped in 25 Test matches for the Springboks. He featured in series wins over Australia, the British & Irish Lions, France and New Zealand. The 43 points he amassed on Australia's four-Test 1969 tour of South Africa set a world record for a series.[2] His career ended prematurely at the age of 28 due to a broken leg.[3]
Visagie's younger brother Gawie was also a Springboks representative.[3]