Boetie McHardy explained

Boetie McHardy
Full Name:Evelyn Edgar McHardy
Birth Date:11 June 1890
Birth Place:Bloemfontein, South Africa
Death Place:Bloemfontein, South Africa
Position:Wing
Repyears1:1912–13
Repcaps1:5
Reppoints1:18

Evelyn Edgar "Boetie" McHardy (11 June 1890 – 13 December 1959) was a South African rugby union international capped in five Test matches for the Springboks on the 1912–13 tour of Europe.

Born in Bloemfontein and a product of Grey College, McHardy was a speedy winger who won the sprint and 220 yard championships of Orange Free State.[1] He was the first Springbok to come out of the province and also had the distinction of scoring South Africa's first Test hat-trick, against Ireland at Lansdowne Road in 1912.[2] The other Springboks winger Jan Stegmann also scored three tries in the match, but McHardy had completed his by half-time.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: The South Africans . . 1354 . 16 October 1912 . 27 September 2023 . 13.
  2. News: New Boks should claim back the legacy . . 1 May 2004 . 27 September 2023.
  3. News: South Africans Win Another International . . 2 December 1912 . 27 September 2023.