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FA Meiring
Birth name	Francois Anton Meiring
Date of birth	24 August 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Somerset East, Eastern Cape
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
School	Gill College, Somerset East
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Centre, Wing
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
	Eastern Province
	Northern Transvaal
International career
Years	Team
1994	South Africa

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Francois Anton Meiring (born 24 August 1967) is a South African former rugby union player.^[1]

Playing career

As a schoolboy, Meiring represented North Eastern Cape at the 1986 Craven Week tournament after which he was selected for the South African Schools team. He made his senior provincial debut in 1990 and played provincial rugby for Eastern Province and Northern Transvaal. In 1994 he toured with the Springboks to New Zealand. Meiring did not play in any test matches but played in seven tour matches, scoring two tries for the Springboks.^[2]

References

^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1993). Bankfin Annual 1993. Verwoerdburg: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 88. ISBN 0620172940.
^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1997). Bankfin Annual 1997. Montana Park: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 117. ISBN 0620209607.

[1] Van Rooyen, Quintus (1993). Bankfin Annual 1993. Verwoerdburg: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 88. ISBN 0620172940.

[2] Van Rooyen, Quintus (1997). Bankfin Annual 1997. Montana Park: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 117. ISBN 0620209607.

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-'''Francois Anton "FA" Meiring ''' (born 24 August 1967) is a South African former [[rugby union]] player.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Bankfin Annual 1993|last=Van Rooyen|first=Quintus|publisher=SA Rugby Writers' Society|year=1993|isbn=0620172940|location=Verwoerdburg|pages=88}}</ref>
+'''Francois Anton Meiring ''' (born 24 August 1967) is a South African former [[rugby union]] player.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Bankfin Annual 1993|last=Van Rooyen|first=Quintus|publisher=SA Rugby Writers' Society|year=1993|isbn=0620172940|location=Verwoerdburg|pages=88}}</ref>
 ==Playing career==
-As a schoolboy, Meiring represented {{Rut North Eastern Cape}} at the 1986 [[Craven Week]] tournament after which he was selected for the [[South Africa national under-18 rugby union team|South African Schools]] team. He made his senior provincial debut in 1990 and played provincial rugby for {{rut Eastern Province}} and {{rut Northern Transvaal}}.  In 1994 he toured with the [[1994 South Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand|Springboks to New Zealand]]. Meiring did not play in any test matches but played in seven tour matches, scoring two tries for the Springboks.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Bankfin Annual 1997|last=Van Rooyen|first=Quintus|publisher=SA Rugby Writers' Society|year=1997|isbn=0620209607|location=Montana Park|pages=117}}</ref>
+As a schoolboy, Meiring represented {{Rut|North Eastern Cape}} at the 1986 [[Craven Week]] tournament after which he was selected for the [[South Africa national under-18 rugby union team|South African Schools]] team. He made his senior provincial debut in 1990 and played provincial rugby for {{rut|Eastern Province}} and {{rut|Northern Transvaal}}.  In 1994 he toured with the [[1994 South Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand|Springboks to New Zealand]]. Meiring did not play in any test matches but played in seven tour matches, scoring two tries for the Springboks.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Bankfin Annual 1997|last=Van Rooyen|first=Quintus|publisher=SA Rugby Writers' Society|year=1997|isbn=0620209607|location=Montana Park|pages=117}}</ref>
 ==See also==
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 [[Category:Blue Bulls players]]
 [[Category:People from Somerset East]]
+[[Category:Rugby union players from the Eastern Cape]]
+[[Category:Rugby union centres]]
+[[Category:Rugby union wings]]
+[[Category:Bulls (rugby union) players]]