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401:. Despite Natal's relegation to the Currie Cup B section at the end of 1981 he continued as Springbok captain until 1984. He played seven test matches for the Springboks, all as captain and also played in six tour matches, scoring two tries.
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He has also earned great respect through his active involvement along with other
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which departed in June 2009 on a rare and distinguished journey from
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In 1981 he earned international acclaim as captain during the infamous
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Claassen is also an architecture graduate and occasional artist. In a
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984:"George Claassen, Oldest Comrades Marathon Champion, Has Died at 97"
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404:Claassen is credited with reviving rugby at the
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370:in the late 1970s. He formed a loose-trio with
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904:. Cape Town: Sable Media. pp. 214–233.
760:Wynand Claassen was an honorary host on the
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362:He was selected as eighth-man for
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653:South American Jaguars
368:University of Pretoria
169:University of Pretoria
88:University of Pretoria
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382:final victories, in
252:International career
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832:– Springbok no. 519
638:Glenville, New York
410:University of Natal
406:University of Natal
325:University of Natal
184:University of Natal
98:Notable relative(s)
92:University of Natal
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364:Northern Transvaal
225:Northern Transvaal
119:Rugby union career
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698:3 April 1982
693:Number 8 (c)
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514:Number 8 (c)
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1052:1951 births
994:13 November
988:LetsRun.com
857:13 November
853:. ESPNscrum
762:Amabokoboko
583:New Zealand
545:New Zealand
519:6 June 1981
481:30 May 1981
350:player and
129:Position(s)
1046:Categories
1028:1981–1982
969:Face Value
944:0140250174
911:0958406227
883:0958423148
837:References
793:Jani Allan
769:Springboks
765:Blue Train
565:Wellington
430:Opposition
380:Currie Cup
283:Springboks
84:University
78:Mpumalanga
51:1951-01-16
37:Birth name
781:Architect
599:Eden Park
489:Cape Town
354:captain.
352:Springbok
114:Architect
953:36916860
920:35978057
824:See also
812:between
800:Personal
673:Pretoria
603:Auckland
485:Newlands
470:Number 8
436:Position
414:Moor Cup
273:(Points)
216:(Points)
159:(Points)
771:vs the
507:Ireland
462:Ireland
416:title.
412:to the
399:Ireland
321:1986–89
279:1981–82
180:1981–85
165:1976–80
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587:22–25
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511:12–10
466:23–15
439:Tries
395:Natal
348:rugby
310:Years
258:Years
241:Natal
201:Years
144:Years
133:No. 8
106:(son)
996:2019
949:OCLC
939:ISBN
916:OCLC
906:ISBN
878:ISBN
859:2019
816:and
625:38–7
442:Date
388:1977
386:and
384:1975
374:and
315:Team
268:Apps
263:Team
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206:Team
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