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Gawie Carelse

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Gawie Carelse
Full nameGabriel Carelse
Date of birth(1941-07-21)21 July 1941
Place of birthPort Elizabeth, South Africa
Date of death3 August 2002(2002-08-03) (aged 61)
Place of deathPort Elizabeth, South Africa
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1964–69 South Africa 14 (0)

Gabriel Carelse (21 July 1941 – 3 August 2002) was a South African rugby union international.[1]

Born in Port Elizabeth, Carelse was capped in 14 Test matches for the Springboks from 1964 to 1969. He played as a lock and was often partnered with Frik du Preez while in South African colours. His Springboks career included three overseas tours.[2] He also represented Eastern Province in 102 matches, captaining the side in the late 1960s.[3]

Carelse suffered from poor health in his later years. He was a diabetic and had his left leg amputated in 1991, before dying of kidney failure at a Port Elizabeth hospital in 2002, at the age of 61.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Carelse back again". Liverpool Daily Post. 30 December 1969.
  2. ^ a b "Former Bok lock dies". News24. 5 August 2002.
  3. ^ Schoeman, Chris (15 November 2020). Rugby Behind Barbed Wire. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1445694115.
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