Mauritz van den Berg
South African rugby union player
Rugby player
Birth name | Mauritz Albertus van den Berg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1909-05-09)9 May 1909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Pretoria, Transvaal Colony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 9 April 1948(1948-04-09) (aged 38) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Glenwood High School, Durban | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | Derek van den Berg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mauritz Albertus van den Berg (9 May 1909 – 9 April 1948) was a South African rugby union player.[1]
Playing career
Van den Berg played provincial rugby for the Western Province in the South African Currie Cup competition. He was a member of the 1937 Springbok touring team to Australia and New Zealand and played his first test matches for South Africa on 26 June 1937 against the Wallabies at the Sydney Cricket Ground. He then played all three test matches in the test series victory against New Zealand.[2]
See also
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 258
References
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1937 Springbok touring squad
- Boy Louw (P)
- Fanie Louw (P)
- Harry Martin (P)
- CB Jennings (P)
- Jan Lotz (H)
- Ebbo Bastard (F)
- Lukas Strachan (F)
- Ferdie Bergh (L, N8)
- Mauritz van den Berg (N8)
- George van Reenen (N8)
- Philip Nel (L)
- Gerry Brand (FB)
- Dai Williams (W)
- Pat Lyster (W)
- Freddy Turner (W)
- Louis Babrow (C)
- Jimmy White (C)
- Flappie Lochner (C)
- Danie Craven (SH, No.8)
- Pierre de Villiers (SH)
- Daantjie van de Vyver (FH)
- Tony Harris (FH)