Fanie Kuhn
Full names: Stefanus Petrus
Date of birth: 12 Jun 1935
Place of birth: Krugersdorp
School: Jan de Klerk
Springbok no: 364
Springbok debut province: Transvaal
Physical: 1.78m, 99.8kg
Date of death: 21 Jan 2014 (Age 78)
Test summary: Tests: 19 Tries: 0
First Test: 13 Aug 1960 Age 25 - Loose-head Prop against New Zealand at Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Last Test: 17 Apr 1965 Age 29 - Loose-head Prop against Scotland at Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Tours British Isles, Ireland & France 1960-61 Ireland & Scotland 1965
Test history:
DateAgePositionOpponentVenueResultScoreProvince
13 Aug 1960 25Loose-head Prop New Zealand Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Draw: 11-11  Tvl
27 Aug 1960 25Loose-head Prop New Zealand Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth Win: 8-3  Tvl
03 Dec 1960 25Loose-head Prop Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Win: 3-0  Tvl
17 Dec 1960 25Loose-head Prop Ireland Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin Win: 8-3  Tvl
07 Jan 1961 25Loose-head Prop England Twickenham, London Win: 5-0  Tvl
21 Jan 1961 25Loose-head Prop Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Win: 12-5  Tvl
18 Feb 1961 25Loose-head Prop France Stade Olympique, Colombes, Paris Draw: 0-0  Tvl
13 May 1961 25Loose-head Prop Ireland Newlands, Cape Town Win: 24-8  Tvl
05 Aug 1961 26Loose-head Prop Australia Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 28-3  Tvl
12 Aug 1961 26Loose-head Prop Australia Boet Erasmus, Port Elizabeth Win: 23-11  Tvl
23 Jun 1962 27Loose-head Prop Britain Ellispark, Johannesburg Draw: 3-3  Tvl
21 Jul 1962 27Loose-head Prop Britain Kingspark, Durban Win: 3-0  Tvl
04 Aug 1962 27Loose-head Prop Britain Newlands, Cape Town Win: 8-3  Tvl
25 Aug 1962 27Loose-head Prop Britain Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Win: 34-14  Tvl
13 Jul 1963 28Loose-head Prop Australia Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 14-3  Tvl
10 Aug 1963 28Loose-head Prop Australia Newlands, Cape Town Lose: 5-9  Tvl
24 Aug 1963 28Loose-head Prop Australia Ellispark, Johannesburg Lose: 9-11  Tvl
10 Apr 1965 29Loose-head Prop Ireland Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin Lose: 6-9  Tvl
17 Apr 1965 29Loose-head Prop Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Lose: 5-8  Tvl

As a prop Fanie's lack of height was probably his greatest asset, because the shorter the limbs of a player, the less the margin for error. Just look at Michael Chang, who won the French Open Tennis Championship in 1989.

Fanie was a prop who could hold his own against exceptional opponents. He, Abie Malan, and Piet du Toit formed a front row second to none in our rugby history.

Over and above that he was able to cover the field at an exceptional pace and was always a great asset to South African rugby.