Nico Wegner

George Nicolaas Wegner
Birth name	Nico Wegner
Date of birth	3 December 1968
Place of birth	Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	118 kg (260 lb)
School	Nelspruit High School
University	Stellenbosch University
Rugby union career
Position(s)	Lock
Amateur team(s)
Provincial / State sides
Super Rugby
National team(s)

George Nicolaas 'Nico' Wegner (born 3 December 1968) is a former South African rugby union player.[1]

Playing career

Wegner represented the 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 senior side in 1992. Wegner moved to the Sharks in 1997 and joined the Falcons in 2000.[2]

Wegner made his test debut for South Africa during the 1993 French tour of South Africa, in second test on 3 July 1993 at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. In 1993 Wegner toured with the Springboks to Australia, where he played in all three tests and to Argentina. He also toured as a replacement to New Zealand in 1994. Wegner played in four tests matches and eight tour matches for the Springboks.[3]

No.	Opponents	Results (RSA 1st)	Position	Dates	Venue
1.	France	17–18	Lock	3 Jul 1993	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
2.	Australia	19–12	Lock	31 Jul 1993	Aussie Stadium, Sydney
3.	Australia	20–28	Lock	14 Aug 1993	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
4.	Australia	12–19	Lock	21 Aug 1993	Aussie Stadium, Sydney

"Nico Wegner". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
Van der Merwe, F. J. G. (Floris J. G.) (2007). Matieland is rugbyland, 1980-2006. Stellenbosch: SUN Press. pp. 147–148. ISBN 978-1-920109-79-0. OCLC 190836768.
Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 131–134. ISBN 0140250174. OCLC 36916860.

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