Medalet - South African Rugby Tour of Great Britain
Features
| Location |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1906 |
| Composition | Tin-lead |
| Weight | 5.8 g |
| Diameter | 24 mm |
| Thickness | 1 mm |
| Shape | Round with a loop |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 559337 |
| References | AM2# 104 Anna H. Smith; 1979. Commemorative Medals of South African Interest in the Africana Museum. Africana Museum, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. , Laidlaw# 1232South African Commemorative Medals (https://www.southafricanmedals.com/) |
Commemorative issue
South African Rugby Tour of Great Britain 1906
Obverse
Springbok on hind legs kicking ball towards rugby posts
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1906
A SOUVENIR OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY FOOTBALL TOUR IN GREAT BRITAIN
FS
REG BMH
Reverse
Legend
Script: Latin
Lettering:
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.
Edge
Plain
Comments
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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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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