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Test history:
| Date | Age | Position | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | Prov |
| 30 May 1981 | 30 | Eighthman (C) | Ireland | Win: 23-15 | Newlands, Cape Town | Natal | |
| 06 Jun 1981 | 30 | Eighthman (C) | Ireland | Win: 12-10 | Kingspark, Durban | Natal | |
| 29 Aug 1981 | 30 | Eighthman (C) | New Zealand | Win: 24-12 | Athletic Park, Wellington | Natal | |
| 12 Sep 1981 | 30 | Eighthman (C) | New Zealand | Lose: 22-25 | Eden Park, Auckland | Natal | |
| 25 Sep 1981 | 30 | Eighthman (C) | USA | Win: 38-7 | Owl Creek Polo ground, Glenville, NY | Natal | |
| 27 Mar 1982 | 31 | Eighthman (C) | South America | Win: 50-18 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | Natal | |
| 03 Apr 1982 | 31 | Eighthman (C) | South America | Lose: 12-21 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | Natal |
| Wynand Claassen : Doc Craven |
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Wynand and Tommy Bedford – almost birds of a feather. I’ve known Wynand for a long time. In fact I’ve known his father George, a one-time winner of the Comrades Marathon, for even longer. George is a wonderful man, a dedicated schoolmaster.
Wynand wasn’t brilliant in the accepted sense of the word – he was a player who went almost unnoticed. You had to watch him carefully to appreciate the work he got through. He had a difficult task in New Zealand in 1981 and Wynand later wrote a book in which he was very outspoken. Let people say what they like, that book cost him a place on the selection committee. But he has accepted it with a smile. He’s doing a wonderful job building up rugby at the University of Natal and I believe we’ll still hear a lot more of Wynand in the future. He still has a big role to play in our rugby. |