Bennie Osler
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Benjamin Louwrens Osler (23 November 1901 – 28 April 1962) was a
Osler was born at
The next Springbok (as the South African team is known) series was hosting New Zealand's
Osler's first overseas tour was in 1931 when he captained the Springboks on their
In 1933 Osler played in his last Test series when Australia toured South Africa. They played a five match series and Osler played in all five Tests, with the Springboks winning the series by 3 tests to 2. During the series he scored a try, conversion and drop-goal.
Osler is remembered as a fly-half who played a kicking game; that is, he would often kick for territory rather than run with the ball, or pass to his backs. His accuracy when kicking allowed South African teams he was in to play a forward oriented game, commonly referred to as ten-man rugby.
References
- ^ a b c "Bennie Osler". rugbyhalloffame.com. Retrieved 29 November 2007.
- ^ "Bennie Osler". genslin.us. Retrieved 29 November 2007.
- ^ "1924 British Rugby Tour of South Africa – Third Test". stgeorgespark.nmmu.ac.za. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2007.
- ^ Martin, Peter. "Springboks chanted own haka–in 1928". dispatch.co.za. Archived from the original on 15 May 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2007.
- scrum-halfand fly-half.
- ^ "IRB Hall of Fame: The 2009 Induction" (PDF) (Press release). International Rugby Board. 27 October 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2009.