Barry "Fairy" Heatlie (25 April 1872 – 19 August 1951)
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player, representing both South Africa
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and Argentina
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. He was the fifth captain
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of the South African rugby union team and is attributed as the man who gave the Springboks their famous green jersey.
His contributions to the early development of South African rugby were recognised in 2009 with his induction into the IRB Hall of Fame.
Notes and references
External links
The Captian who gave South Africa it's National Colours
See also
* South African rugby union captains
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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''
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1872 births
1951 deaths
Villager FC players
South African people of British descent
People from Worcester, South Africa
South African rugby union players
Naturalized citizens of Argentina
South Africa international rugby union players
World Rugby Hall of Fame inductees
Argentine rugby union players
Argentina international rugby union players
White South African people
Rugby union players from Worcester, South Africa
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