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Tinus Linee

Tinus Linee, South African rugby player and coach (died 2014)

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Born
August 23, 1969
Died
November 3, 2014
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1969

About Tinus Linee

Marthinus "Tinus" Linee was a South African rugby union player. Linee played predominantly at centre. He played all his provincial rugby for Western Province. He represented Western Province and the Stormers in Super Rugby. He played nine tour games for the Springboks between 1993 and 1994, but never played in a test for South Africa. On 14 October 1995 Linee played in his first Currie Cup final, against the Sharks at Kings Park Stadium in Durban. Linee was also part of the Western Province squad when they won Currie Cup titles in 1997, 2000 and 2001. While being the assistant coach in 2012, RCM Universitatea Timişoara won the SuperLiga CEC Bank, Romania's main domestic rugby competition.

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Tinus Linee timeline

  1. On 14 October 1995 Linee played in his first Currie Cup final, against the Sharks at Kings Park Stadium in Durban.
  2. Linee was also part of the Western Province squad when they won Currie Cup titles in 1997, 2000 and 2001.
  3. While being the assistant coach in 2012, RCM Universitatea Timişoara won the SuperLiga CEC Bank, Romania's main domestic rugby competition.

The world when Tinus Linee was born

Tinus Linee was born in 1969. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1969

  • #1 song"Sugar, Sugar" – The Archies
  • Top movieMidnight Cowboy
  • Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  • Best-selling bookThe Godfather – Mario Puzo

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentNew York Mets "Miracle Mets" win the World Series
  • Top headlineNeil Armstrong walks on the Moon: "One small step for man"
  • Technology milestoneApollo 11 — first humans walk on the Moon
  • Defining fadWoodstock festival
  • Notable inventionARPANET (precursor to the internet)
  • World population3.63 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championNew York Mets (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population202.7M

1969 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Tinus Linee's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19692026
Gas$0.35$3.45/gal
Average home$16,400$435,000
Average income$10,900$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.42$11.95
Postage stamp$0.06$0.73
Population202.7M341 million

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