Morris Zimerman
| Born | 8 June 1911 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 10 January 1992 (aged 80) Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Jansenville High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Cape Town | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | Louis Babrow (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Morris Zimerman (8 June 1911 – 10 January 1992) was a South African rugby union player.[1]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Zimerman grew up in Jansenville and studied law at the University of Cape Town after school. During his student years he played provincial rugby for Western Province and after completing his studies he moved to Johannesburg, where he played for Transvaal.
Zimerman was the first Jew to represent South Africa in rugby union, when he debuted on 5 December 1931.[2] He played in three further tests for South Africa and also in fourteen tour matches, in which he scored thirteen tries.[1][3]
After his playing days he became involved in rugby administration and became the convenor of the SA Selection Committee. He was the cousin of Louis Babrow, another Jewish Springbok.[4]
Test history
[edit | edit source]| No. | Opponents | Results (SA 1st) |
Position | Tries | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Wales |
8–3 | Wing | 5 Dec 1931 | St. Helen's, Swansea | |
| 2. |  Ireland |
8–3 | Wing | 1 | 19 Dec 1931 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin |
| 3. |  England |
7–0 | Wing | 2 Jan 1932 | Twickenham, London | |
| 4. |  Scotland |
6–3 | Wing | 16 Jan 1932 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh |
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 212
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Profile on ESPN Scrum dot com, retrieved 24 April 2010
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Morris Zimerman at ESPNscrum (archived)Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- The Glory of the Game about the Ten Jewish Springboks.
- Rugby Personalities: The Jewish Springboks
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