Gawie Carelse

Gabriel Carelse (21 July 1941 – 3 August 2002) was a South African rugby union international.[1]

Gawie Carelse
Full nameGabriel Carelse
Date of birth(1941-07-21)21 July 1941
Place of birthPort Elizabeth, South Africa
Date of death3 August 2002(2002-08-03) (aged 61)
Place of deathPort Elizabeth, South Africa
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1964–69 South Africa 14 (0)

Born in Port Elizabeth, Carelse was capped in 14 Test matches for the Springboks from 1964 to 1969. He played as a lock and was often partnered with Frik du Preez while in South African colours. His Springboks career included three overseas tours.[2] He also represented Eastern Province in 102 matches, captaining the side in the late 1960s.[3]

Carelse suffered from poor health in his later years. He was a diabetic and had his left leg amputated in 1991, before dying of kidney failure at a Port Elizabeth hospital in 2002, at the age of 61.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Carelse back again". Liverpool Daily Post. 30 December 1969.
  2. "Former Bok lock dies". News24. 5 August 2002.
  3. Schoeman, Chris (15 November 2020). Rugby Behind Barbed Wire. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1445694115.
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