Tiger Devenish

Tiger Devenish

Full name	Mynardus Jeremias Devenish
Date of birth	27 May 1867(1867-05-27)
Place of birth	Victoria West, South Africa
Date of death	10 September 1928(1928-09-10) (aged 61)
Place of death	Croydon, England
School	SACS
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Forward
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
	Transvaal
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.

Mynardus Jeremias "Tiger" Devenish (27 May 1867 – 10 September 1928) was a South African international rugby union player. Born in Victoria West, he attended SACS before playing provincial rugby for Transvaal (now known as the Golden Lions).^[1] In July 1891 he was selected to represent South Africa, as a forward, in their first ever Test—against Great Britain at the Crusader's Ground, Port Elizabeth. The match, which was won by Great Britain, was his only appearance for South Africa. Devenish died in 1928 at the age of 61.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Tiger Devenish". Springbok Rugby Hall of Fame. http://www.genslin.us/bokke/. Retrieved 2010-07-16. 
2. ^ "South Africa / Players & Officials / Tiger Devenish". Scrum. http://www.scrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/986.html. Retrieved 2010-07-16. 

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Name	Devenish, Tiger
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Date of birth	27 May 1867
Place of birth	Victoria West, South Africa
Date of death	10 September 1928
Place of death	Croydon, England