Joe Kraefft

Donald Frederick Kraefft was an Australian rugby union international.
Kraefft was educated at Sydney [Church of England Grammar School] and the University of Sydney.
A lock, Kraefft was a line-out specialist and played his first-grade rugby for Sydney [University Football Club|Sydney University]. He gained six Australia [national rugby union team|Wallabies] caps, debuting against the All Blacks at the SCG in 1947. His other five Test appearances were all on the 1947–48 Australia [rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America|1947–48 tour of Britain, Ireland and France], where he was one of Australia's best forwards This was despite losing 15 lbs on the boat trip over, after developing a septic throat from swimming in the pool, missing the first five tour matches as a result.
Kraefft coached Sydney University for one first-grade season in 1951.