- Morris Zimerman
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Not to be confused with Morris Zimmerman.
Morris Zimerman (June 8, 1911, Jansenville-January 10, 1992, Johannesburg) was a South African rugby union player.[1]
Zimerman was the first Jew to represent South Africa in rugby union, when he debuted in 5 December 1931.[2] He played in four more tests for South Africa.[1]
He was the cousin of Louis Babrow, another Jewish Springbok.
External links
- Morris Zimerman on scrum.com
- The Glory of the Game about the Ten Jewish Springboks.
- Rugby Personalities: The Jewish Springboks
References
- ^ a b Profile on ESPN Scrum dot com, retrieved 24 April 2010
- ^ http://www.rugbyrugby.com/news/story_211209190400.php
Categories:- South Africa international rugby union players
- South African rugby union players
- Jewish rugby union players
- South African Jews
- People from Johannesburg
- People from the Eastern Cape
- 1992 deaths
- 1911 births
- South African rugby union biography stubs
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