Salty du Rand

Salty du Rand
du Rand in New Zealand in 1956
BornJacobus Abraham du Rand
16 January 1926 (1926-01-16)
Died27 February 1979(1979-02-27) (aged 53)
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb)
SchoolCradock High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Lock,
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Maties
Pretoria RFC
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1947–1948 Western Province
1949–1952 Rhodesia
1953–1956 Northern Transvaal
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1949–1956 South Africa 21 (12)

Jacobus Abraham du Rand (better known as Salty du Rand) (16 January 1926 – 27 February 1979) was a former South African rugby union footballer. He played numerous times for South Africa, including on their 1951–52 Grand Slam tour of Europe, as well as captaining them once against the All Blacks.