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William Herman "Boy" Morkel (2 January 1885 – 6 February 1955) was a South African rugby union player and 14th captain of the South Africa national rugby union team.




Biography


Morkel was born in Somerset West, but he played for Diggers Rugby Club in Johannesburg at the start of his career before returning to the Cape in 1908, joining Somerset West Rugby Club. He made his debut for Western Province in 1908 and later became captain. He was the captain of Western Province when the team won the Currie Cup in 1914.
Morkel made his test debut for South Africa during the third test against the British Isles on 3 September 1910 at Newlands in Cape Town. He was then selected for Springboks on the tour to Europe of 1912–13. Alongside Morkel in the team were his cousins Dougie, and the brothers Jacky and Gerhard. After 1914 Morkel relocated to the Transvaal where he farmed in the district of Potchefstroom. While farming and only occasionally playing some rugby, he was recalled to join Theo Pienaar's 1921 touring team to New Zealand. He was then 35 years old and yet, after the injury suffered by Pienaar, he led the Springboks in all three tests against the All Blacks.
During his rugby career, Morkel played 9 Test matches for South Africa, scored two tries and also played 22 tour matches and scored five tries in the tour matches.




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See also


List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 128




References

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• Boy Morkel
• List of South Africa rugby union test matches
• List of South Africa national rugby union team captains
• List of South Africa national rugby union players
• Theo Pienaar
• Jacky Morkel
• Pieter Kuyper Albertyn
• 1921 South Africa rugby union tour of Australia and New Zealand
• Hottentots Holland High School
• 1912–13 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe