Barry "Fairy" Heatlie (25 April 1872 – 19 August 1951)
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rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player, representing both

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and

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. He was the fifth

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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.

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The Captian who gave South Africa it's National Colours

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* 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'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Heatlie, Fairy 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 Rugby union locks

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