Jan Stegmann

Johannes Augustus Stegmann was a South African rugby union player.

Biography

Stegmann was the ninth born of 13 siblings, which included Springbok Anton. He hailed from Bedford.
A strong–running winger, Stegmann played for Stellenbosch and Johannesburg club Digger. He was a Transvaal representative player when he gained his Springboks call up in 1912, for a tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France. The Springboks won all five international matches, with Stegmann contributing two tries against Scotland, followed a week later by a hat–trick against Ireland at Lansdowne Road. He featured in each of the five internationals.
Stegmann subsequently studied dentistry at the University of Edinburgh and represented Scotland in athletics.