| Dawie Ackermann | |||||||||||
| Birth Name: | [1] | ||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 3 June 1930 | ||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Aliwal North, South Africa | ||||||||||
| Ru Position: | Flanker | ||||||||||
| Amatyears1: | 1955–58 | ||||||||||
| Amatteam1: | Western Province | ||||||||||
| Amatyears2: | 1959–61 | ||||||||||
| Amatteam2: | Transvaal | ||||||||||
| Repyears1: | 1955–58 | ||||||||||
| Repteam1: | South Africa | ||||||||||
| Repcaps1: | 8 | ||||||||||
| Reppoints1: | 3 | ||||||||||
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Dawid Schalk Pienaar "Dawie" Ackermann (3 June 1930 – 1 January 1970), was a South African international rugby union and rugby league footballer. His position was at Flanker (or loose forward in rugby league).
Ackermann started his career as a rugby union player, appearing for Western Province and Transvaal. He also played in eight test matches for South Africa between 1955 and 1958.
In 1962, Ackermann was one of a number of high-profile South African players to switch to rugby league. He was selected by the RLSA to play in a three match series against Great Britain, who were returning from their 1962 tour of Australia and New Zealand. Ackermann played in all three games, scoring a try in the second game.[2]
In 1963, he was part of the team which toured Australia and New Zealand, captaining the side in the two games against Australia.[3] [4] Following the collapse of rugby league in South Africa after the tour, Ackermann was forced to retire due to the ban on rugby league players from participating in rugby union.