Albie Bates

Albert Jacobus Bates (18 April 1941 – 26 October 2021) was a South African rugby union player and coach.^[1][2]

Albie Bates

Birth name	Albert Jacobus Bates
Date of birth	(1941-04-18)18 April 1941
Place of birth	Germiston, Gauteng
Date of death	26 October 2021(2021-10-26) (aged 80)
Place of death	Pretoria, Gauteng
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb)
School	Milner High School, Klerksdorp
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number eight, Flank Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1965– Western Transvaal () Northern Transvaal () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1969–1972 South Africa 4

Playing career

Bates played his senior provincial rugby in South Africa for Western Transvaal and Northern Transvaal. He made his test debut for the Springboks during the 1969–70 tour of Britain and Ireland, against England at Twickenham. He also played test matches against the All Blacks in 1970 and the one-off test against England in 1972.^[3] He also played in fourteen tour matches, scoring one try for the Springboks.^[4]

Test history

No.	Opponents	Results (SA 1st)	Position	Tries	Dates	Venue
1.	England	8–11	Flank		20 December 1969	Twickenham, London
2.	New Zealand	17–6	Number eight		25 July 1970	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
3.	New Zealand	8–9	Number eight		8 August 1970	Newlands, Cape Town
4.	England	9–18	Number eight		3 June 1972	Ellis Park, Johannesburg

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 438