Arthur de Kock explained

Arthur de Kock
Birth Name:Arthur Nicholas de Kock
Birth Date:11 January 1866
Birth Place:Hopetown, Cape Colony
Death Place:Springs, South Africa
Ru Position:Wing
Repteam1:South Africa
Repyears1:1891
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0
Ru Ntupdate:19 July 2010
Ru Province1:Griqualand West
Ru Provinceupdate:19 July 2010
School:Paul Roos Gymnasium

Arthur Nicholas "Sas" de Kock (11 January 1866 – 6 July 1957) was a South African international rugby union winger. Born in Hopetown, he attended Paul Roos Gymnasium before playing provincial rugby for Griqualand West. He made his only appearance for South Africa during Great Britain's 1891 tour, South Africa's first as a Test nation. He was selected to play in the 2nd match of the three Test series, Great Britain won the game 3–0.[1] de Kock died in 1957, in Springs, at the age of 91.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arthur de Kock . Springbok Rugby Hall of Fame. 2010-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20100626035203/http://genslin.us/bokke/. 26 June 2010 . live.
  2. Web site: South Africa / Players & Officials / Sas de Kock . Scrum . 2010-07-16.