Nico Wegner


George Nicolaas 'Nico' Wegner is a former South African rugby union player.

Playing career

Wegner represented the Lowveld Schools team at the annual Craven Week in 1986 held in Graaff-Reinet. After school he did his national service and then enrolled at Stellenbosch University. He made his debut for the Western [Province (rugby team)|Western Province] senior side in 1992. Wegner moved to the Sharks in 1997 and joined the Falcons in 2000.
Wegner made his test debut for South Africa during the 1993 France [rugby union tour of South Africa|1993 French tour of South Africa], in second test on 3 July 1993 at Ellis [Park Stadium|Ellis Park] in Johannesburg. In 1993 Wegner toured with the Springboks to 1993 South [Africa rugby union tour of Australia|Australia], where he played in all three tests and to Argentina. He also toured as a replacement to New Zealand in 1994. Wegner played in four tests matches and eight tour matches for the Springboks.

Test history