Great Britain: South African Rugby Tour Of Great Britain |
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| Form: | Circular with attached loop for a narrow white ribbon | ||||||||
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| By: | ? | ||||||||
| Date: | 1906 | ||||||||
| Ref: |
AM2: 104; Laidlaw: 1232; |
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| Edge: |
Plain. |
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| Obverse: |
On rugby ground, Springbok standing upright on left leg licking ball with other leg towards posts. Signed lower right: "F.S.". At foot: "REG BMH". Legend on a band at top: "1906" and around: "A SOUVENIR OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY FOOTBALL TOUR IN GREAT BRITAIN". |
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| Reverse: |
Across, members of South African team: "P. ROOS. / CAPTAIN. / J. KRIGE. D BRINK. / J. HIRSH. D.MORKEL. / H. DANEEL. S. DE MELKER. / J. LOUBSER. W.S. MORKEL. / A.F. BURDETT. F. DORRIN. / D.C. JACKSON. D. BROOKES. / A. BURMEISTER. W.A. NEILL. / J.W. RAAFF. A. STEGMANN. / W. MARTHEZE. J. LE ROUX. / P. LE ROUX. H.W. CAROLIN. / A.F. MARSBURG. H.G. REID. / W. BURGER. A. MORKEL. / W.A. MILLAR. D. MARE. / H.A. DE VILLIERS. / H.C. CARDEN. / MANAGER." |
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| Notes: |
The 1906–07 South Africa tour was a series of international games between South Africa and the home teams of Scotland, England, Ireland, Wales and France. The tour also included a number of regional matches. Out of a total of 29 matches, South Africa won 26, lost two and drew one. This was the inaugural South Africa tour, earning the 'Springboks' a formidable reputation internationally. The team, named on the reverse of the medal: Manager: Cecil Carden Captain: Paul Roos FULL BACKS Arthur Burmeister (Western Province) Steve Joubert (Western Province) Arthur Marsberg (Griqualand West) THREE-QUARTERS Sydney de Melker (Griqualand West) HA de Villiers (Western Province) Jack Hirsch (Eastern Province) Japie Krige (Western Province) Japie le Roux (Western Province) Bob Loubser (Western Province) Andrew Morkel (Transvaal) Anton Stegmann (Western Province) HALF BACKS Harold 'Paddy' Carolin (Western Province) Uncle Dobbin (Griqualand West) Dirk Jackson (Western Province) FORWARDS Daniel Brink (Western Province) Douglas Brookes (Border) Adam Francis Burdett (Western Province) William Burger (Border) Henry Daneel (Western Province) Pietie le Roux (Western Province) Dietlof Maré (Western Province) William Martheze (Griqualand West) |
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