Okey Geffin

Aaron "Okey" Geffin (28 May 1921 – 16 October 2004) was a South African rugby union player.

He is sometimes considered the greatest Jewish rugby player of all time, His father was a Russian immigrant, and his first name was left blank on his birth certificate. While a POW, his nickname was "Ox". The Springboks won ten matches in a row, including a 4–0 whitewash of New Zealand on their 1949 tour to South Africa. Prop Okey Geffin helped kick the Springboks to victory—they won all four Tests despite the All Blacks scoring more tries in three of them. When writing about the 1949 series against the All Blacks, Harding and Williams wrote: "(Okey) Geffin won the series, perhaps, but Muller made it possible." He had been taught his kicking by Springbok Freddy Turner before the war.

Okey Geffin was capped only seven times for South Africa. His first match was on 16 July 1949, against the All Blacks. His last match was on 22 December 1951 against Wales.

He was a building contractor by occupation.

Statistics

7 test matches with South Africa Caps by year: 4 in 1949, 3 in 1951