Dougie Morkel
Douglas Francis Theodore Morkel (26 October 1885 – 20 February 1950) was a South African international rugby union player. He was one of Paul Roos 1906 touring Springboks.[1]
| Birth name | Douglas Francis Theodore Morkel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 October 1885 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kimberley, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 20 February 1950 (aged 64) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92.1 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Marist College, Johannesburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Morkel was born in Kimberley in 1885, but as a child moved to Johannesburg with his parents. In 1903 he played for the Witwatersrand team against the touring team from the British Isles.[2] In 1905, Morkel joined the Central South African Railways Club and in 1906 he was selected for Transvaal to play in the Currie Cup tournament. After the tournament, he was selected for South Africa to tour Europe, under the captaincy of Paul Roos. He made his test debut against Ireland on 24 November 1906 in Belfast.[3]
Morkel played in two test matches against the 1910 British Isles team and captained the Springboks in the first test in Johannesburg. He again toured with the Springboks to Europe in 1912–13, playing in all five test matches and also captained the team against England. In addition to the 9 test matches that Morkel played, he also played 31 tour matches, in which he scored 99 points.[4]
Test history
| No. | Opponents | Results (SA 1st) | Position | Points | Dates | Venue |
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| 1. |  Ireland | 15–12 | Forward | 24 Nov 1906 | Balmoral Showgrounds, Belfast | |
| 2. |  England | 3–3 | Forward | 8 Dec 1906 | Crystal Palace, London | |
| 3. |  British Isles | 14–10 | Forward (c) | 5 (1 try, 1 conv) | 6 Aug 1910 | Wanderers, Johannesburg |
| 4. | British Isles | 21–5 | Forward | 9 (3 conv, 1 pen) | 3 Sep 1910 | Newlands, Cape Town |
| 5. |  Scotland | 16–0 | Forward | 2 (1 conv) | 23 Nov 1912 | Inverleith, Edinburgh |
| 6. | Ireland | 38–0 | Forward | 30 Nov 1912 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | |
| 7. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales | 3–0 | Forward | 3 (1 pen) | 14 Dec 1912 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff |
| 8. | England | 9–3 | Forward (c) | 6 (2 pen) | 4 Jan 1913 | Twickenham, London |
| 9. |  France | 38–5 | Forward | 13 (2 tries, 2 conv, 1 pen) | 11 Jan 1913 | Le Bouscat, Bordeaux |
Legend: try (3 pts); pen = penalty (3 pts.); conv = conversion (2 pts.), drop = drop kick (4 pts.).
See also
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 106
References
- "Douglas Francis Theodore Morkel". ESPN scrum. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- Greyvenstein, Chris (1992). Springbok saga : from 1891 to the new beginning (4th ed.). Cape Town: Don Nelson. p. 54. ISBN 1-86806-095-0. OCLC 105375255.
- Griffiths, Edward (2001). The Captains. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball. p. 35. ISBN 1-86842-112-0. OCLC 48044997.
- Heath, Duane; Grieb, Eddie; Smit, Kobus (2020). South African Rugby Annual 2020. Cape Town: South African Rugby Union. p. 242. ISBN 9780620872041.