About Mike Antelme
Lived 1934 – 2023 (aged 89). Mike Antelme was a rugby union player.
Joseph George Michel Antelme (23 April 1934 – 26 October 2023) was a South African international rugby union player active in the 1950s and 1960s.
Born in Durban, Antelme was the son of Franco-Mauritian Special Operations Executive agent France Antelme and attended St. Charles College, Pietermaritzburg, from where he is the first Springbok.
Antelme was a hard–running Natal winger and gained five Springboks caps. He appeared on the right wing for all four home Test matches against the All Blacks in 1960. A member of their 1960–61 tour of Europe, Antelme began with three tries in the opening fixture against Southern Counties, but his only international was the final Test match in Paris.
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Who was Mike Antelme?
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When was Mike Antelme born?
Mike Antelme was born on 23 April 1934.
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Mike Antelme died on 26 October 2023.
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Mike Antelme was a rugby union player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Mike Antelme. https://biography.guide/mike-antelme/
MLA: "Mike Antelme." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/mike-antelme/.
Chicago: "Mike Antelme." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/mike-antelme/.
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