Wahl Bartmann
# Wahl Bartmann

Wahl Justice Bartmann (born 13 June 1963) is a former South African rugby union player.

## Playing career

Bartmann matriculated in 1981 and represented the South African Schools team in the same year. In 1982 Bartmann enrolled at the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), in Johannesburg and made his debut for Transvaal as a nineteen year old. His two brothers, Leon and Francois, also represented Transvaal at provincial level. Bartmann also played for Natal and captained the team 45 times and was part of the team that won the Currie Cup in 1990 and 1992.

Bartmann made his test debut for the Springboks against the visiting New Zealand Cavaliers on 10 May 1986 at Newlands in Cape Town. In so doing, Bartmann became the first alumnus of RAU to receive Springbok colours for rugby. He toured with the Springboks to Argentina in 1993 and to New Zealand in 1994, but did not play in any test matches on these tours. He played eight tests without scoring any tries for the Springboks and also played in seven tour matches, scoring one try.

### Test history

| No. | Opponents | Results (RSA 1st) | Position | Dates | Venue |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | New Zealand Cavaliers | 21–15 | Flanker | 10 May 1986 | Newlands, Cape Town |
| 2. | New Zealand Cavaliers | 18–19 | Flanker | 17 May 1986 | Kings Park, Durban |
| 3. | New Zealand Cavaliers | 33–18 | Flanker | 24 May 1986 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| 4. | New Zealand Cavaliers | 24–10 | Flanker | 31 May 1986 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
| 5. | New Zealand | 24–27 | Flanker | 15 August 1992 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg |
| 6. | Australia | 3–26 | Flanker | 22 August 1992 | Newlands, Cape Town |
| 7. | France | 20–15 | Flanker | 17 October 1992 | Stade de Gerland, Lyon |
| 8. | France | 16–29 | Flanker | 24 October 1992 | Parc des Princes, Paris |

## Accolades

Bartmann was voted South Africa rugby player of the Year for two consecutive years, 1990 and 1991.

