Piet Greyling
Full names: Pieter Johannes Fredrik
Date of birth: 16 May 1942
Place of birth: Zastron
School: Sentraal
Springbok no: 422
Springbok debut province: Orange Free State
Physical: 1.89m, 90.6kg
Current age: 82
Test summary: Tests: 25 Tries: 5
First Test: 15 Jul 1967 Age 25 - Flank against France at Kingspark, Durban
Last Test: 3 Jun 1972 Age 30 - Flank against England at Ellispark, Johannesburg
Tours France 1968 British Isles & Ireland 1969-70 Australia 1971
Test history:
DateAgePositionOpponentVenueResultScoreProvince
15 Jul 1967 25Flank France Kingspark, Durban Win: 26-32 tries OFS
22 Jul 1967 25Flank France Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Win: 16-3  OFS
29 Jul 1967 25Flank France Ellispark, Johannesburg Lose: 14-19  OFS
12 Aug 1967 25Flank France Newlands, Cape Town Draw: 6-6  OFS
08 Jun 1968 26Flank Britain Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 25-20  OFS
09 Nov 1968 26Flank France Parc Lescure, Bordeaux Win: 12-9  OFS
16 Nov 1968 26Flank France Stade Olympique, Colombes, Paris Win: 16-11  OFS
02 Aug 1969 27Flank Australia Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 30-111 try Tvl
16 Aug 1969 27Flank Australia Kingspark, Durban Win: 16-9  Tvl
06 Sep 1969 27Flank Australia Newlands, Cape Town Win: 11-3  Tvl
20 Sep 1969 27Flank Australia Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Win: 19-8  Tvl
06 Dec 1969 27Flank Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Lose: 3-6  Tvl
20 Dec 1969 27Flank England Twickenham, London Lose: 8-111 try Tvl
10 Jan 1970 27Flank Ireland Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin Draw: 8-81 try Tvl
24 Jan 1970 27Flank Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Draw: 6-6  Tvl
25 Jul 1970 28Flank New Zealand Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 17-6  Tvl
08 Aug 1970 28Flank New Zealand Newlands, Cape Town Lose: 8-9  Tvl
29 Aug 1970 28Flank New Zealand Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth Win: 14-3  Tvl
12 Sep 1970 28Flank New Zealand Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 20-17  Tvl
12 Jun 1971 29Flank France Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Win: 22-9  Tvl
19 Jun 1971 29Flank France Kingspark, Durban Draw: 8-8  Tvl
17 Jul 1971 29Flank Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Win: 19-11  Tvl
31 Jul 1971 29Flank Australia Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane Win: 14-6  Tvl
07 Aug 1971 29Flank Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Win: 18-6  Tvl
03 Jun 1972 30Flank (C) England Ellispark, Johannesburg Lose: 9-18  Tvl

Piet always has a smile on his face. During his playing days that smile proved his enjoyment of the battle and the fact that he never seemed to lose it shows how much he enjoyed his rugby.

His smile meant to me that Piet was full of confidence and that he was loving every minute of the action because he was playing well: that was patently obvious. Piet Greyling was and is destined to excel in whatever his endeavour.

A wonderful flanker, he was always first to the loose ball and when he got there he always knew what to do with it.