Nico Wegner

{{short description|South African rugby union footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Nico Wegner | image = | caption = | birth_name = George Nicolaas Wegner | birth_place = [[Nelspruit]], [[Mpumalanga]], South Africa | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|12|03|df=y}} | death_date = | death_place = | currentclub = | position = | height = 2.02m | weight = 118kg | amatyears1 = | amatteam1 = [[Maties]] | amatyears2 = | amatteam2 = CA Villeneuve sur Lot | amatyears3 = | amatteam3 = [[Crociati Parma Rugby FC#Rugby Parma|Parma]] | amatyears4 = | amatteam4 = [[Hamilton RFC, Sea Point|Hamiltons]] | amatyears5 = | amatteam5 = Durban Crusaders | years1 = | apps1 = | points1 = | years2 = 2005–2006 | province1 = {{rut|Western Province}} | province2 = [[Sharks (Currie Cup)|Natal Sharks]] | province3 = {{rut|Falcons}} | provinceyears1 = 1992–1996 | provinceyears2 = 1997–1999 | provinceyears3 = 2000–2001 | provinceapps1 = 49 | provinceapps2 = 43 | provinceapps3 = 21 | provincepoints1 = 25 | provincepoints2 = 20 | provincepoints3 = 0 | super1 = {{rut|Sharks}} | superyears1 = 1998–1999 | superapps1 = 9 | superpoints1 = 0 | repteam1 = [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] | repyears1 = 1993–1994 | repcaps1 = 4 | reppoints1 = | school = Nelspruit High School | university = [[Stellenbosch University]] }} ''' George Nicolaas 'Nico' Wegner''' (born 3 December 1968) is a former South African [[rugby union]] player.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/11549.html|title=Nico Wegner|website=ESPN scrum|access-date=2019-11-29}}</ref>

==Playing career== Wegner represented the [[Pumas (Currie Cup)|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 (Currie Cup)|Sharks]] in 1997 and joined the [[Falcons (rugby team)|Falcons]] in 2000.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Matieland is rugbyland, 1980-2006|last=Van der Merwe|first=F. J. G. (Floris J. G.)|date=2007|publisher=SUN Press|isbn=978-1-920109-79-0|location=Stellenbosch|pages=147–148|oclc=190836768}}</ref>

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 [[1993 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina|Argentina]]. He also toured as a replacement to [[1994 South Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand|New Zealand in 1994]]. Wegner played in four tests matches and eight tour matches for the Springboks.<ref>{{Cite book|title=South African rugby test players 1949-1995|last=Jooste, Graham K.|date=1995|publisher=Penguin|isbn=0140250174|location=Johannesburg|pages=131–134|oclc=36916860}}</ref>

=== Test history === {| class="wikitable unsortable" |- ! No. !! Opponents !! Results (RSA 1st) !! Position !! Tries !! Dates !! Venue |- | 1. || {{ru|FRA}} || align="center"|17–18 || [[Lock (rugby union)|Lock]] || || 3 Jul 1993|| [[Ellis Park Stadium|Ellis Park]], [[Johannesburg]] |- style="background: #D0E6FF;" | 2. || {{ru|AUS}} || align="center"|19–12 || Lock || || 31 Jul 1993 || [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]], [[Sydney]] |- | 3. || {{flagicon|AUS}} Australia || align="center"|20–28 || Lock || ||14 Aug 1993 || [[Ballymore Stadium]], [[Brisbane]] |- style="background: #D0E6FF;" | 4. || {{flagicon|AUS}} Australia || align="center"|12–19 || Lock || || 21 Aug 1993 || [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]], Sydney |}

==See also== *[[List of South Africa national rugby union players]] – Springbok no. '''587'''

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