title: Jan Lotz
text: # Jan Lotz
  
  Jan Willem Lotz (26 August 1910 – 13 August 1986) was a South African rugby union player.
  
  ## Playing career
  
  Lotz played provincial rugby for the Transvaal in the South African Currie Cup competition. He played his first test matches for South Africa on 26 June 1937 against the Wallabies at the Sydney Cricket Ground. During 1937 and 1938 he played in all 8 test matches played by the Springboks and was a member of the 1937 Springbok touring team to Australia and New Zealand, which won the test series against both countries. He played his last test match against the British Isles on 10 September 1938 at Newlands in Cape Town.
  
  ### Test history
  
  | No. | Opponents | Results (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Dates | Venue |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1. | Australia | 9–5 | Hooker | | 26 Jun 1937 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
  | 2. | Australia | 26–17 | Hooker | | 17 Jul 1937 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
  | 3. | New Zealand | 7–13 | Hooker | | 14 Aug 1937 | Athletic Park, Wellington |
  | 4. | New Zealand | 13–6 | Hooker | | 4 Sep 1937 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch |
  | 5. | New Zealand | 17–6 | Hooker | | 25 Sep 1937 | Eden Park, Auckland |
  | 6. | British Isles | 26–12 | Hooker | | 6 Aug 1938 | Ellis Park Park, Johannesburg |
  | 7. | British Isles | 19–3 | Hooker | | 3 Sep 1938 | Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth |
  | 8. | British Isles | 16–21 | Hooker | 1 | 10 Sep 1938 | Newlands, Cape Town |
  