Fairy Heatlie

Fairy Heatlie
Full name Barry Heatlie
Date of birth (1872-04-25)April 25, 1872
Place of birth Worcester, Western Cape
Date of death August 19, 1951(1951-08-19) (aged 79)
Place of death Cape Town, South Africa
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Lock
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
Old Diocesans
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
Western Province 34
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1896–1903
1910
South Africa
Argentina
6
1
(6)
(0)
correct as of 15 October 2007.

Barry "Fairy" Heatlie (25 April 1872 - 19 August 1951)[1] was a rugby union player, representing both South Africa and Argentina. He was the fifth captain of the South African rugby union team and is attributed as the man who gave the Springboks their famous green jersey.[2]

His contributions to the early development of South African rugby were recognised in 2009 with his induction into the IRB Hall of Fame.[2]

Notes and references

  1. Fairy Heatlie player profile Scrum.com
  2. 1 2 "IRB Hall of Fame: The 2009 Induction" (PDF) (Press release). International Rugby Board. 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2009-10-28.

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