HO de Villiers


Henry Oswald de Villiers was a South African rugby union player.

Playing career

De Villiers was born in Johannesburg and schooled at Dale College in King William’s Town. After school, he moved to the Western Province to do his military training and in 1965 he joined the University of Cape Town RFC and was soon selected for the Ikeys first team. He also made his senior provincial debut for in 1965.
De Villiers played fourteen test matches for the Springboks. His debut was against at Kings Park in 1967 and he scored 11 points on debut. His last test was in 1970 against at Cardiff Arms Park. He also played in 15 tour matches and scored 54 points, which includes 2 tries, 15 conversions and 6 penalties.

Personal life and death

De Villiers died in February 2022, at the age of 76.

Test history

''Legend: pen = penalty ; conv = conversion, drop = drop kick.''