Robert Campbell Ditchburn Snedden (20 March 1867 – 3 April 1931) was a Scottish-born
South Africa
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rugby union
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Biography
Snedden played only one Test for
South Africa
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, in which he was captain, in 1891. He played for the
Griqualand West province.
The
British Isles rugby team embarked on a tour of
South Africa
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in 1891, the season in which South Africa's national side would play its first ever match. Snedden did not play in the first Test, but was promoted into the lineup for the second match, and was named as skipper. He captained South Africa on 29 August 1891 against the British Isles in
Kimberley
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. Only one
try
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was scored in the game, by Great Britain, who won the contest 3 to nil.
Snedden did not play in any more Tests for South Africa. He died in
Liskeard,
England
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in 1931, aged 64.
He was also a good enough cricketer to play a first-class match for
Griqualand West in the 1889/90 season.
Test history
See also
*
List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 18
*
List of South Africa national rugby union team captains
References
External links
Bob Sneddenon the Springbok Rugby Hall of Fame
Match data
1867 births
1931 deaths
South African rugby union players
South Africa international rugby union players
South African cricketers
Griqualand West cricketers
Rugby union players from Dunfermline
Scottish cricketers
Scottish rugby union players
Cape Colony people
Rugby union forwards
Griquas (rugby union) players
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