{{Short description|South African rugby union player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Tim Dlulane | image = | caption = | birth_name = Vuyisa Timothy Dlulane | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|6|5|df=y}} | birth_place = Umtata | height = 1.93m | weight = 99kg | position = Flank | province1 = {{Rut|Pumas}} | province2 = {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} | province3 = | provinceyears1 = 2003–2005 | provinceyears2 = 2005–2006 | provinceyears3 = | provinceapps1 = 33 | provinceapps2 = 15 | provinceapps3 = | provincepoints1 = 40 | provincepoints2 = 25 | provincepoints3 = | super1 = {{Rut|Bulls}} | superyears1 = 2006 | superapps1 = 10 | superpoints1 = 5 | repteam1 = South Africa | repyears1 = 2004 | repcaps1 = 1 | reppoints1 = 0 | repupdate = | school = Kokstad College | university = University of South Africa }}
'''Tim Dlulane''' (born 5 June 1981) is a South African former rugby union player.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/14628.html|title=Tim Dlulane|website=ESPN scrum|access-date=2021-06-06}}</ref>
==Biography== Born in Umtata, Dlulane later on furthered his education in Kokstad at Kokstad College. This is where he first started his rugby career. He made his senior provincial debut for the {{Rut|Pumas}} in 2003.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Colquhoun|first=Andy|title=Sasol SA Rugby Annual 2007|publisher=SA Rugby (Pty) Ltd & MWP Media (Pty) Ltd|year=2007|isbn=978-0620382304|location=Cape Town|pages=47}}</ref>
Whilst playing for the Pumas, Dlulane was included in the Springboks squad for the end of year tours in Europe in 2004. He came off the bench in a Test against Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. South Africa won the match by two points, 38 to 36. He produced a man-of-the-match performance as well as scoring a try for the Blue Bulls in the win over the Free State Cheetahs in the 2006 Currie Cup. Dlulane sustained a neck injury in a 2006 Currie Cup match and had an operation to correct the damage.<ref name="star">{{cite web | title=Pins and plates put Dlulane's career on hold | work=The Star | url=http://www.thestar.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=3389341 | accessdate=17 August 2006}}</ref>
After his playing career, Dlulane acted as senior team manager at the Bulls in the international Super Rugby competition until 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shub|first=Grant|title=Tim Dlulane chats to Sport24|url=https://www.news24.com/sport/Rugby/CurrieCup/tim-dlulane-chats-to-sport24-20171103|access-date=2021-06-06|website=Sport24|language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Test history === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! No. !! Opposition !! Result<br />(SA 1st) !! Position !! Tries !! Date !! Venue |- | 1. || {{ru|WAL}} || align="center"|38–36 || Replacement || || 6 Nov 2004 || Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |}
==See also== *List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. '''762'''
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.sarugby.com/news/Player/pid=207.html Tim Dluane] on sarugby.com *[https://web.archive.org/web/20131216155221/http://www.genslin.us/bokke/SARugby.html Tim Dluane] on the Springbok Rugby Hall of Fame *[http://www.bluebulls.co.za/default.asp?des=article&id=186956&scat= Blue Bulls article] *[http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=6&click_id=192&art_id=vn20060520095701886C438734 iol article]
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