Andries Thomas "Andre" Markgraaff (born 23 December 1956)[1] is a retired South African rugby union lock.
He matriculated at Diamantveld High School and was a controversial national coach, who resigned after he was taped using the racial term kaffir.
[2][3][4] Markgraaff was selected for the South African team in 1986 against the Cavaliers but as an unused substitute.
He captained the South African Barbarians on a tour to Europe and the Junior Springboks.
In 1997 Markgraaff was forced to quit after his controversial racial statements,[6] when he referred to a black senior rugby administrator Mluleki George as a "kaffir".