Barry Wolmarans


Barend Johannes 'Barry' Wolmarans is a former South African rugby union player.

Playing career

Wolmarans made his provincial debut for Boland while studying at the Wellington Teachers College. He joined the Free State in 1975 and played 116 matches for the union and was part of the team that won the Currie Cup in 1976. At the time of his retirement in 1984, Wolmarans and his fly–half partner, De Wet Ras played together as a combination on 89 occasions, which was a South African provincial record at the time.
Wolmarans made his test match debut for the Springboks against the World XV on 27 August 1977 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria and scored a try in his debut test. He was selected for the 1981 tour to New Zealand and the USA and played six matches on tour.

Test history

No.OppositionResult PositionTriesDateVenue
1.World XV45–24Scrum-half127 August 1977Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria