Dougie Morkel
{{Short description|South African rugby union player}}
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| birth_name = Douglas Francis Theodore Morkel
| birth_place = Kimberley, South Africa
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1885|10|26|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1950|2|20|1885|10|26|df=y}}
| height = 1.83m
| weight = 92.1kg
| ru_position = Forward
| amatteam1 = C. S. A. R.
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| repteam1 = South Africa
| repyears1 = 1906–1913
| repcaps1 = 9
| reppoints1 = 38
| ru_ntupdate = 15 October 2007
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| school = Marist College, Johannesburg
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Douglas Francis Theodore Morkel (26 October 1885 – 20 February 1950) was a South African international rugby union player. He was one of Paul Roos 1906 touring Springboks.{{Cite web|title=Douglas Francis Theodore Morkel|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/1842.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-11|website=ESPN scrum|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707031529/http://www.espnscrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/1842.html |archive-date=2013-07-07 }}
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.{{Cite book|last=Greyvenstein|first=Chris|title=Springbok saga : from 1891 to the new beginning|date=1992|publisher=Don Nelson|isbn=1-86806-095-0|edition=4th|location=Cape Town|pages=54|oclc=105375255}} In 1905, Morkel joined the Central South African Railways Club and in 1906 he was selected for {{rut|Transvaal}} to play in the Currie Cup tournament. After the tournament, he was selected for {{Nrut|South Africa}} to tour Europe, under the captaincy of Paul Roos. He made his test debut against {{Nrut|Ireland}} on 24 November 1906 in Belfast.{{Cite book|last=Griffiths|first=Edward|title=The Captains|date=2001|publisher=Jonathan Ball|isbn=1-86842-112-0|location=Johannesburg|pages=35|oclc=48044997}}
Morkel played in two test matches against the 1910 British Isles team and captained the Springboks 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 {{Nrut|England}}. In addition to the 9 test matches that Morkel played, he also played 31 tour matches, in which he scored 99 points.{{Cite book|last1=Heath|first1=Duane|last2=Grieb|first2=Eddie|last3=Smit|first3=Kobus |title=South African Rugby Annual 2020|date=2020|publisher=South African Rugby Union|isbn=9780620872041|location=Cape Town|pages=242}}
= Test history =
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| No. | Opponents | Results (SA 1st) | Position | Points | Dates | Venue |
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| 1. | {{ru|IRE}} | align="center"|15–12 | Forward | 24 Nov 1906 | Balmoral Showgrounds, Belfast | |
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| 2. | {{ru|ENG}} | align="center"|3–3 | Forward | 8 Dec 1906 | Crystal Palace, London | |
| 3. | {{flagicon|UK}} British Isles | align="center"|14–10 | Forward (c) | 5 (1 try, 1 conv) | 6 Aug 1910 | Wanderers, Johannesburg |
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| 4. | {{flagicon|UK}} British Isles | align="center"|21–5 | Forward | 9 (3 conv, 1 pen) | 3 Sep 1910 | Newlands, Cape Town |
| 5. | {{ru|SCO}} | align="center"|16–0 | Forward | 2 (1 conv) | 23 Nov 1912 | Inverleith, Edinburgh |
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| 6. | {{ru|IRE}} | align="center"|38–0 | Forward | 30 Nov 1912 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | |
| 7. | {{ru|WAL|1807}} | align="center"|3–0 | Forward | 3 (1 pen) | 14 Dec 1912 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff |
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| 8. | {{ru|ENG}} | align="center"|9–3 | Forward (c) | 6 (2 pen) | 4 Jan 1913 | Twickenham, London |
| 9. | {{ru|FRA}} | align="center"|38–5 | Forward | 13 (2 tries, 2 conv, 1 pen) | 11 Jan 1913 | Le Bouscat, Bordeaux |
Legend: try (3 pts); pen = penalty (3 pts.); conv = conversion (2 pts.), drop = drop kick (4 pts.).
See also
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 106
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131216155221/http://www.genslin.us/bokke/SARugby.html Springbok Rugby Hall of Fame]
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Category:South African rugby union players
Category:South Africa international rugby union players
Category:Rugby union players from Kimberley, Northern Cape
Category:South Africa national rugby union team captains
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