- Mosey van Buuren
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Mosey van Buuren Full name Mauritz Christiaan Willem Egmond van Buuren Date of birth 12 August 1865 Place of birth Burgersdorp, South Africa Date of death 3 October 1950 (aged 85)Place of death Bedfordview, South Africa School Diocesan College Rugby union career Playing career Position Wing Provincial/State sides Years Club / team Caps (points) Western Province correct as of 19 July 2010. National team(s) Years Club / team Caps (points) 1891 South Africa 1 (0) correct as of 19 July 2010. Mauritz Christiaan Willem Egmond "Mosey" van Buuren (12 August 1865 – 3 October 1950) was a South African international rugby union player who played as a wing. Born in Burgersdorp, he attended Diocesan College before playing provincial rugby for Western Province.[1] He made his only international appearance for South Africa in their first ever Test—against Great Britain at the Crusader's Ground, Port Elizabeth. van Buuren died in 1950, in Bedfordview, at the age of 85.[2]
References
- ^ "Mosey van Buuren". Springbok Rugby Hall of Fame. http://www.genslin.us/bokke/. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
- ^ "South Africa / Players & Officials / Mosey van Buuren". Scrum. http://www.scrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/999.html. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
Categories:- South African rugby union players
- South Africa international rugby union players
- 1865 births
- 1950 deaths
- People from the Eastern Cape
- Old Diocesans
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