Morris Zimerman
{{Short description|South African rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use South African English|date=April 2012}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Morris Zimerman
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| birth_place = Jansenville, South Africa
| birth_date = {{birth date |1911|6|8|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1992|1|10|1911|6|8|df=yes}}
| death_place = Johannesburg, South Africa
| height = {{cvt|1.79|m}}
| weight = {{cvt|82|kg}}
| ru_position = Wing
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| amatteam1 = Ikeys
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| province1 = {{rut|Western Province}}
| ru_provinceyears1 = 1929–1932
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| province2 = {{rut|Transvaal}}
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| repyears1 = 1931–1932
| repteam1 = South Africa
| repcaps1 = 4
| reppoints1 = 3
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| relatives = Louis Babrow (cousin)
| school = Jansenville High School
| university = University of Cape Town
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Morris Zimerman (8 June 1911 – 10 January 1992) was a South African rugby union player.[http://www.espnscrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/3915.html Profile] on ESPN Scrum dot com, retrieved 24 April 2010
Biography
Zimerman grew up in Jansenville and studied law at the University of Cape Town after school. During his student years he played provincial rugby for {{Rut|Western Province}} and after completing his studies he moved to Johannesburg, where he played for {{Rut|Transvaal}}.
Zimerman was the first Jew to represent {{nrut|South Africa}} in rugby union, when he debuted on 5 December 1931.{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyrugby.com/news/story_211209190400.php |accessdate=24 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306000103/http://www.rugbyrugby.com/news/story_211209190400.php |archivedate=6 March 2012 |title=News | Rugby News }} He played in three further tests for South Africa and also in fourteen tour matches, in which he scored thirteen tries.{{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=248}}
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.{{Cite web|title=Rugga World: Rugby Personalities: The Jewish Springboks|url=http://ruggaworld.blogspot.com/2006/01/rugby-personalities-jewish-springboks.html|access-date=2021-07-24|website=ruggaworld}}
= Test history =
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| No. | Opponents | Results (SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Dates | Venue |
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| 1. | {{ru|WAL|1807}} | align="center"|8–3 | Wing | 5 Dec 1931 | St. Helen's, Swansea | |
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| 2. | {{ru|IRE}} | align="center"|8–3 | Wing | align="center"|1 | 19 Dec 1931 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin |
| 3. | {{ru|ENG}} | align="center"|7–0 | Wing | 2 Jan 1932 | Twickenham, London | |
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| 4. | {{ru|SCO}} | align="center"|6–3 | Wing | 16 Jan 1932 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
See also
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 212
References
External links
- {{ESPNscrum|3915}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120306000103/http://www.rugbyrugby.com/news/story_211209190400.php The Glory of the Game] about the Ten Jewish Springboks.
- [http://ruggaworld.blogspot.com/2006/01/rugby-personalities-jewish-springboks.html Rugby Personalities: The Jewish Springboks]
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Category:Jewish rugby union players
Category:Jewish South African sportspeople
Category:People from Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipality
Category:South Africa international rugby union players
Category:South African rugby union players
Category:Rugby union players from the Eastern Cape
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