About Stephen Steyn
Lived 1889 – 1917 (aged 28). Stephen Steyn was a British rugby union player.
Lt. Stephanus Sebastian Leonard Steyn (10 November 1889 – 8 December 1917) was a Scottish-South African rugby union player and British Army officer who was killed in World War I.
Steyn was born in Moorreesburg, Cape Colony to Margaret Fraser Dobie Steyn of Dunbar and physician Gabriel Hendrik Steyn, who was a cousin of Martinus Theunis Steyn, President of the Orange Free State. Steyn was educated at Diocesan College, Rondebosch and University College, Oxford, where he studied medicine as a Rhodes scholar.
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Who was Stephen Steyn?
South African-Scottish rugby union footballer
When was Stephen Steyn born?
Stephen Steyn was born on 10 November 1889 in Moorreesburg.
When did Stephen Steyn die?
Stephen Steyn died on 8 December 1917 in Palestine.
What was Stephen Steyn's occupation?
Stephen Steyn was a rugby union player.
What nationality was Stephen Steyn?
Stephen Steyn was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Stephen Steyn. https://biography.guide/stephen-steyn-rugby-union-player/
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