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| Full name | Raymond Herman Mordt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1957-02-15)15 February 1957 (age 68) Cape Town, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 9 lb (93 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Education | Churchill High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Nils Mordt (nephew) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Raymond Herman Mordt (/mɔːrt/MORT[1]); born 15 February 1957)[2] is a Zimbabwean/South Africanrugby footballer who represented his country inrugby union before moving to English professionalrugby league club,Wigan, with whom he won theChampionship during the1986–87 season. He is the uncle ofEngland Sevens playerNils Mordt.
Mordt grew up and started playing rugby inRhodesia (nowZimbabwe). He went to Churchill High School in Salisbury. He played Wing for theSpringboks where he captained the team 3 times (twice as a substitute) from 1980 until 1984. He made his début against theSouth American Jaguars on 26 April 1980 at theWanderers Stadium inJohannesburg. South Africa won the game 24–9. As a player, he may be best known for scoring 3 tries against theAll Blacks in the famous "flour bomb" Test atEden Park inAuckland, New Zealand on 12 September 1981. South Africa lost the game 25–22. Ray Mordt played a total of 18 tests (plus 7 tour games)[3] for the Springboks, scoring 12 tries for a total of 48 points.[4]
Mordt playedCurrie Cup rugby forZimbabwe,Transvaal andNorthern Transvaal and scored 35 career tries.[5]
| No. | Opposition | Result (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
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| 1. |  South American Jaguars | 24–9 | Wing | 1 | 26 April 1980 | Wanderers Stadium,Johannesburg |
| 2. | South American Jaguars | 18–9 | Wing | 3 May 1980 | Kings Park Stadium,Durban | |
| 3. |  British Lions | 26–22 | Wing | 31 May 1980 | Newlands,Cape Town | |
| 4. | British Lions | 26–19 | Wing | 14 June 1980 | Free State Stadium,Bloemfontein | |
| 5. | British Lions | 12–10 | Wing | 28 June 1980 | Boet Erasmus Stadium,Port Elizabeth | |
| 6. | British Lions | 13–17 | Wing | 12 July 1980 | Loftus Versfeld,Pretoria | |
| 7. | South American Jaguars | 22–13 | Wing | 18 October 1980 | Wanderers Club,Montevideo | |
| 8. | South American Jaguars | 30–16 | Wing | 2 | 25 October 1980 | Prince of Wales Country Club,Santiago |
| 9. |  France | 37–15 | Wing | 8 November 1980 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
| 10. |  Ireland | 12–10 | Wing | 6 June 1981 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban | |
| 11. |  New Zealand | 9–14 | Wing | 15 August 1981 | Lancaster Park,Christchurch | |
| 12. | New Zealand | 24–12 | Wing | 29 August 1981 | Athletic Park,Wellington | |
| 13. | New Zealand | 22–25 | Wing | 3 | 12 September 1981 | Eden Park,Auckland |
| 14. |  United States | 38–7 | Wing | 3 | 20 September 1981 | Owl Creek Polo ground,Glenville, New York |
| 15. | South American Jaguars | 50–18 | Wing | 2 | 27 March 1982 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria |
| 16. | South American Jaguars | 12–21 | Wing | 3 April 1982 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein | |
| 17. | South American Jaguars | 32–15 | Wing | 20 October 1984 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
| 18. | South American Jaguars | 22–13 | Wing | 1 | 27 October 1984 | Newlands, Cape Town |
During hisrugby union playing career Mordt was nominated for the SA Rugby Young Player of the Year in 1978 and SA Rugby Player of the Year in 1981, 1983 and 1984.[3]
Mordt joined Englishrugby league clubWigan, making his début for them on thewing on 5 January 1986 againstSwinton.[6] he scored his firsttry for Wigan in the 44-6 victory overHull F.C. atCentral Park,Wigan on Sunday 2 March 1986. He played on thewing in Wigan's 11-8 victory overHull Kingston Rovers in the1985–86 John Player Special Trophy Final atElland Road,Leeds on Saturday 11 January 1986, and was also part of theChampionship-winning team during the1986–87 season. He scored his last try for Wigan in the 54-2 victory overOldham atCentral Park,Wigan on Wednesday 8 April 1987, he played his last match for Wigan in the 24-6 victory overOldham atWatersheddings,Oldham on Monday 20 April 1987, before retiring due to injury.[7]
Mordt also represented Rhodesia in the 1978 inter-provincial tournament in Durban, South Africa.
After his active career Mordt has been engaged as a coach for the Springboks and other teams. In 1994 The International Rugby Board barred Mordt from joining South Africa's tour of Wales, Scotland and Ireland as a fitness instructor because of his time spent playing rugby league.[8]
As a coach Mordt has won the Currie Cup in1994, coaching Transvaal.[9] He was also a crucial cog in the1995 Rugby World Cup-winning coaching set-up ofKitch Christie.[10]