Douglas Francis Theodore Morkel (26 October 1885 – 20 February 1950) was a South African international
rugby union
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player. He was one of
Paul Roos 1906 touring Springboks.
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
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. In 1905, Morkel joined the Central South African Railways Club and in 1906 he was selected for to play in the
Currie Cup
The Currie Cup is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring (June to October), featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. Although it is the premier ...
tournament. After the tournament, he was selected for to
tour Europe, under the captaincy of Paul Roos. He made his test debut against on 24 November 1906 in Belfast.
Morkel played in two test matches against the
1910 British Isles team and captained the
Springboks
The South Africa national rugby union team, commonly known as the Springboks (colloquially the Boks, Bokke or Amabokoboko), is the country's national team governed by the South African Rugby Union. The Springboks play in green and gold jersey ...
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 . In addition to the 9 test matches that Morkel played, he also played 31 tour matches, in which he scored 99 points.
Test history
''Legend: try (3 pts); pen = penalty (3 pts.); conv = conversion (2 pts.), drop = drop kick (4 pts.).''
See also
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List of South Africa national rugby union players
South Africa national rugby union team players hold several international records. Several players from the South Africa national rugby union team have joined the IRB and International Hall of Fame.
Individual records
Career
South Africa's '' ...
– Springbok no. 106
References
External links
Springbok Rugby Hall of Fame
South African rugby union players
South Africa international rugby union players
1885 births
1950 deaths
Rugby union forwards
Rugby union players from Kimberley, Northern Cape
Golden Lions players
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