Fairy Heatlie
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| Full name | Barry Heatlie | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 25, 1872 | ||
| Place of birth | Worcester, Western Cape | ||
| Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
| Place of death | Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | ||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Lock | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| Old Diocesans | |||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| Western Province | 34 | ||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1896–1903 1910 |
South Africa Argentina |
6 1 |
(6) (0) |
| correct as of 15 October 2007. | |||
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]
Notes and references
- ↑ Fairy Heatlie player profile Scrum.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
See also
Bibliography
- 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
