South Africa international rugby union & league footballer
Tank van Rooyen
Van Rooyen when he was playing for Rovers.
Personal information
Full name
Gert Wilhelm van Rooyen[1][2]
Born
(1892-12-09)9 December 1892 Steynsburg, Cape Colony (now Eastern Cape, South Africa)
Died
21 September 1942(1942-09-21) (aged 49) Runcorn, England
Playing information
Height
1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Weight
99.8 kg (15 st 10 lb)[3]
Rugby union
Position
Lock
Representative
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1921
South Africa
2
0
0
0
Rugby league
Position
Second-row
Club
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1922–23
Hull Kingston Rovers
35
7
0
0
21
1923–29
Wigan
178
26
0
78
1929–33
Widnes
74
4
0
12
Total
287
37
0
0
111
Representative
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1924
Other Nationalities
1
Source: [4][5]
Gert Wilhelm "Tank" van Rooyen (9 December 1892 – 21 September 1942), also known as George van Rooyen, was a South African international rugby union and rugby league footballer. His position was at lock.
^"Tank van Rooyen". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
^"Wigan Rugby Players: G. van Rooyen". WiganWorld. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
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