John Morkel
University of Stellenbosch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Harry Morkel (grandfather)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Occupation(s) | Farmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Clother Morkel (22 August 1928 – 4 July 2010) was a South African-born Rhodesian international rugby union player. He was born in
After retiring from rugby he worked as a farmer in Rhodesia and later entered Zimbabwean politics. He died in 2010 in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa after hip surgery.[3]
Army career
After being educated at
Rugby career
After the war, Morkel attended
For his performances, it was proposed that he would play test rugby for South Africa (colloquially known as the Springboks) and captain them in their upcoming tour of the United Kingdom. However reportedly the notion of having a Rhodesian captain was not popular with the South African ruling National Party and he did not tour.[3] The first and only Rhodesian captain of the Springboks would be Des van Jaarsveldt in 1960.[9] Morkel would go on to captain Rhodesia thirteen times.[11]
Post rugby
Morkel remained in Southern Rhodesia as a farmer. Rhodesia's
References
- ^ Morkel, André Theron (6 October 1980). "MORKEL. A Remarkable South African Family". Future Managers. Retrieved 23 May 2022 – via Docplayer.
- ^ ISBN 978-1928314318.
- ^ a b c d e f "Contact! Contact! August 2010" (PDF). Rhodesian Services Association. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ a b Dobson, Paul (5 June 2020). "War stories: Rugby games 'Up North'". Rugby365. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "SA Sesde Divisie Toer" (PDF) (in Afrikaans). Paratus. Retrieved 5 March 2021 – via Historical Papers Research Archive.
- ^ ISBN 978-1928314318.
- ISSN 0018-229X. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ a b McManus, James (6 November 1978). "A weather eye on Comrade Max". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 March 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "The most experienced Test XV and internationals from Rugby, Eton and Harrow". ESPN. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Rhodesia vs NZ '49". Springbokwebs. Retrieved 16 March 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ISBN 0869202170.
- ^ McManus, James (7 October 1974). "Where blacks and whites play a waiting game". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 March 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ellman, Paul (22 February 1980). "White farmers count cost of a victory for Mugabe". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 March 2021 – via Newspapers.com.