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FA Meiring

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FA Meiring
Birth nameFrancois Anton Meiring
Date of birth (1967-08-24) 24 August 1967 (age 57)
Place of birthSomerset East, Eastern Cape
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
SchoolGill College, Somerset East
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Eastern Province ()
Northern Transvaal 105 (53)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1994 South Africa

Francois Anton Meiring (born 24 August 1967) is a South African former rugby union player.[1]

Playing career

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As a schoolboy, Meiring represented North Eastern Cape at the 1986 Craven Week tournament after which he was selected for the South African Schools team. He made his senior provincial debut in 1990 and played provincial rugby for Eastern Province and Northern Transvaal. In 1994 he toured with the Springboks to New Zealand. Meiring did not play in any test matches but played in seven tour matches, scoring two tries for the Springboks.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1993). Bankfin Annual 1993. Verwoerdburg: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 88. ISBN 0620172940.
  2. ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1997). Bankfin Annual 1997. Montana Park: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 117. ISBN 0620209607.