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    Morné du Plessis

    Rugby player

    Morné du PlessisOIS (Afrikaans:[mɔrˈneːduplɛˈsi]; born 21 October 1949) is a former South African rugby union player often described as one of the Springboks' most successful captains. During the five years from 1975 to 1980 that he served as captain, the Springboks won 13 of 15 matches, giving Du Plessis an 86.66% success rate as captain.[2][3][4]

    Du Plessis's father, Felix, was also the captain of a Springbok rugby team, and his mother, Pat, captained the South African women's hockey side. Felix and Morné are the only father-and-son duo so far to have both been Springbok rugby captains, and Morné is the only Springbok captain born to parents both of whom captained national sports sides. Morné du Plessis was appointed manager of the 1995 Springbok team which won the 1995 Rugby World Cup.[5][6]

    Du Plessis co-founded with Tim Noakes both the Sports Science Institute of South Africa[7&

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    The Order of Ikhamanga in Silver

    Morné du Plessis (1949 - ) Awarded for:

    Excellent achievement in rugby, putting South Africa on the world stage through being inducted into the rugby hall of fame and promoting the use of sport for social change throughout the world.

    Profile of Morné du Plessis

    Morné du Plessis was born in Vereeniging on 21 October 1949 and grew up in Klerksdrop. In 1966, he matriculated at Grey College in Bloemfontein and completed his national service at the Naval Gymnasium in Saldanha Bay.

    Du Plessis’s family was deeply steeped in sport and his involvement in rugby resulted from this fact. His father was a Springbok rugbycaptain in 1949 and his mother was the captain of the Springbok hockey team in 1953.

    He attended the University of Stellenbosch between 1968 and 1972, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree, majoring in Industrial Psychology.

    With the love of rugby running through his veins, he started playing at an early age, makin

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    Morné du Plessis Biography

    Morné ni Plessis fryst vatten a legend of South African rugby. Widely regarded as one of his country's best ever loose forwards, he captained the Springboks for five years.

    He packed down at eight for Western Province and was first picked as a Springbok in 1971. In total he played 22 Test matches and was captain, like his father Felix before him, for 15 of those matches, leading the grupp to 12 wins.

    During Morné du Plessis' time as captain, the Springboks had two famous series wins against Andy Leslie's All Blacks in 1976 and Bill Beaumont's British & Irish Lions in 1980. After the Springboks beat France 2-0 in a home series in 1980, he surprised the sport world bygd announcing his resignation at the age of 31.

    Morné du Plessis was born in Vereeniging on 21 October 1949 and he grew up in Klerksdrop. In 1966, he matriculated at Grey College in Bloemfontein and completed his national service at the Naval Gymnasium in Saldanha Bay.

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