Morris Zimerman (8 June 1911 – 10 January 1992) was a South African
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.
[Profile]
on ESPN Scrum dot com, retrieved 24 April 2010
Biography
Zimerman grew up in
Jansenville
Jansenville is a town in Sarah Baartman District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Town on the Sundays River, 87 km south of Graaff-Reinet. Laid out on the farm Vergenoegd in 1854, it was proclaimed in 1855 and beca ...
and studied law at the
University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town (UCT) ( af, Universiteit van Kaapstad, xh, Yunibesithi ya yaseKapa) is a public research university in Cape Town, South Africa. Established in 1829 as the South African College, it was granted full university statu ...
after school. During his student years he played provincial rugby for and after completing his studies he moved to Johannesburg, where he played for .
Zimerman was the first Jew to represent in rugby union, when he debuted on 5 December 1931. He played in three further tests for South Africa and also in fourteen tour matches, in which he scored thirteen tries.
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After his playing days he became involved in rugby administration and became the convenor of the SA Selection Committee. He was the cousin of Louis Babrow, another Jewish Springbok.]
Test history
See also
*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. 212
References
External links
Morris Zimerman
on scrum.com
The Glory of the Game
about the Ten Jewish Springboks.
1911 births
1992 deaths
Jewish rugby union players
Jewish South African sportspeople
People from Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality
South Africa international rugby union players
South African rugby union players
Rugby union players from the Eastern Cape
Rugby union wings
Golden Lions players
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