Benjamin Duff
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| Born | Benjamin Robert Duff 16 October 1867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 25 June 1943 (aged 75) Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | South African College High School[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | Colin Duff (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Benjamin Robert Duff (16 October 1867 – 25 June 1943) was a South African rugby union international.[2] He also played a first-class cricket match with Western Province.
Personal
[edit | edit source]Duff, born in Swellendam, had a brother Colin who represented Rhodesia at cricket and rugby. He married Isabel Watkinson.
Cricket career
[edit | edit source]Duff's cricket match was against Natal during the 1889/90 South African cricket season. Although he batted with the tail, at number 10 in both innings, Duff wasn't called on to bowl once in the match. He scored one and eight not out, dismissed by Test player Gus Kempis in the first dig. Western Province's wicket-keeper for this game, Alfred Richards, was also a rugby union international and the duo appeared together in a Test with the South African national rugby union team.[3]
Rugby union career
[edit | edit source]In 1891, Duff played three rugby union Test matches in a home series against the British Isles. These were the first ever official Tests that South Africa played and due to the order in which players' names were listed on team sheets for a match at the time, Duff has the distinction of being the first Springbok.[4] He played his games as a full-back and represented Western Province at provincial rugby.[5]
Test history
[edit | edit source]| No. | Opponents | Results(SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
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| 1. | United Kingdom British Isles | 0–4 | Fullback | 30 Jul 1891 | Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth | |
| 2. | United Kingdom British Isles | 0–3 | Fullback | 29 Aug 1891 | Eclectic Cricket Ground, Kimberley | |
| 3. | United Kingdom British Isles | 0–4 | Fullback | 5 Sep 1891 | Newlands, Cape Town |
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 1
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Benjamin Duff at ESPNcricinfo
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- 1867 births
- 1943 deaths
- People from Swellendam
- South African cricketers
- Western Province cricketers
- South African rugby union players
- South Africa international rugby union players
- Rugby union fullbacks
- Stormers players
- Hamilton RFC, Sea Point players
- Alumni of South African College Schools
- Rugby union players from the Western Cape
- Cape Colony rugby union players
- Cape Colony cricketers
- Cape Colony sportsmen