Jack van Druten

Nicolaas Jan Valkenburg "Jack" van Druten (12 June 1898 – 16 January 1989) was a South African international rugby union player of the 1920s.

Jack van Druten

Full name	Nicolaas Jan Valkenburg van Druten
Date of birth	(1898-06-12)12 June 1898
Place of birth	Griekwastad, South Africa
Date of death	16 January 1989(1989-01-16) (aged 90)
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	91.6 kg (202 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back row Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Transvaal () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1924–28 South Africa 8 (6)

Born in Griekwastad, Cape Province, van Druten attended South African College Schools, before pursuing medical degrees at the University of Cape Town and Trinity College Dublin.^[1]

A Transvaal representative, van Druten was a strongly built player who specialised in the back row of the scrum, but had ball handling skills comparable to a halfback and was good on his feet.^[2] He was capped eight times for the Springboks, with four Test matches each in home series against the 1924 British Lions and 1928 All Blacks.^[3]

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players