About Henry Morkel
Lived 1894 – 1969 (aged 75). Henry Morkel was a rugby union player.
Henry William Morkel (14 July 1894 – 25 December 1969) was a South African international rugby union player.
Morkel was born in Somerset West and educated at Hottentots-Holland.
A pre–war Western Province representative, Morkel was a strong running, rather than pacy, wing three–quarter. His international opportunity came in 1921 as a member of the Springboks squad for a tour of Australia and New Zealand. He was one of five players with the surname Morkel in the touring party, and hailed from the same hometown as the others, but was the only one that wasn't a close relation. During the New Zealand leg, Morkel played on the right wing for the first two Test matches against the All Blacks, before succumbing to an elbow injury.
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Who was Henry Morkel?
rugby player
When was Henry Morkel born?
Henry Morkel was born on 14 July 1894.
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Henry Morkel died on 25 December 1969.
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Henry Morkel was a rugby union player.
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