Albert Jacobus Bates (18 April 1941 â 26 October 2021) was a South African rugby union player and coach.
Bates played his senior provincial rugby in South Africa for and . He made his test debut for the Springboks during the 1969âÂÂ70 tour of Britain and Ireland, against at Twickenham. He also played test matches against the All Blacks in 1970 and the one-off test against in 1972. He also played in fourteen tour matches, scoring one try for the Springboks.