Johannes Jacobus 'Johan' Spies (born 8 May 1945) is a former South African rugby union player.
Playing career Spies played provincial rugby in South Africa for . He made his test debut for the Springboks in 1970 against the touring New Zealand team on 25 July 1970 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. He played in all four test matches against the All Blacks. He toured with the Springboks to Australia during 1971 and played seven tour matches.
Test history No. Opponents Results(SA 1st) Position Tries Dates Venue 1. 17–6 Lock 25 Jul 1970 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 2. New Zealand 8–9 Lock 8 Aug 1970 Newlands, Cape Town 3. New Zealand 14–3 Lock 29 Aug 1970 Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth 4. New Zealand 20–17 Lock 12 Sep 1970 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
See also List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 446
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