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Morris Zimerman (8 June 1911 – 10 January 1992) was a South African rugby union player.
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 Western Province and after completing his studies he moved to Johannesburg, where he played for Transvaal.
Zimerman was the first Jew to represent South Africa 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.
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 – Springbok no. 212
References
External links
Morris Zimerman at ESPNscrum
The Glory of the Game about the Ten Jewish Springboks.
Rugby Personalities: The Jewish Springboks
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Morris Zimerman
- Zimerman
- List of South Africa rugby union test matches
- List of South African sportspeople
- List of Jews in sports
- List of South Africa national rugby union players
- Fred Smollan
- Louis Babrow
- Scott Bradley (composer)
- 1931–32 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland
