Fairy Heatlie
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| Birth name | Barry Heatlie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | April 25, 1872 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Worcester, Cape Colony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | August 19, 1951 (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Barry "Fairy" Heatlie (25 April 1872 – 19 August 1951)[1] was a rugby union player, representing both South Africa and Argentina. He was the fifth captain of the South African rugby union team and is attributed as the man who gave the Springboks their famous green jersey.[2]
His contributions to the early development of South African rugby were recognised in 2009 with his induction into the IRB Hall of Fame.[2]
See also
[edit]Notes and references
[edit]- ^ Fairy Heatlie player profile Scrum.com
- ^ a b "IRB Hall of Fame: The 2009 Induction" (PDF) (Press release). International Rugby Board. 27 October 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
Bibliography
[edit]- Difford, Ivor The History of South African Rugby
- Clayton, Keith Legends of South African Rugby
- Dobsin, Paul Bishops Rugby
- Parker, A.C. W.P.Centenary 1883 - 1983
- Craven, Danie Springbok Annals 1891 - 1964
- Dobson, Paul Rugby in South Africa 1861 - 1988
- Greyvenstein, Chris Springbok Rugby: An Illustrated History
- Parker, A.C. The Springboks 1891 - 1970
- Stent, R.K. 100 Years of Rugby
- Dobson, Paul 30 Super Springboks
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1872 births
- 1951 deaths
- Villager FC players
- South African people of British descent
- South African rugby union players
- Naturalized citizens of Argentina
- South Africa international rugby union players
- World Rugby Hall of Fame inductees
- Argentine rugby union players
- Argentina international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Worcester, South Africa
- Rugby union locks
- Cape Colony rugby union players
- Cape Colony emigrants
- Immigrants to Argentina
- South Africa national rugby union team captains