Dietlof Maré Explained

Dietlof Maré
Birth Name:Dietlof Siegfried Maré
Birth Date:2 July 1885
Birth Place:Wellington, South Africa
Death Place:Pretoria, South Africa
Ru Position:Forward
Repteam1:South Africa
Repyears1:1906
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0
Ru Ntupdate:19 July 2010
Ru Province1:Transvaal
Ru Provinceupdate:19 July 2010

Dietlof Siegfried Maré (2 July 1885 – 14 October 1913) was a South African international rugby union player. Born in Wellington, he attended Huguenot College before playing provincial rugby for Transvaal (now known as the Golden Lions). He made his only Test appearance for South Africa during their 1906–07 tour of Britain, Ireland and France. He played as a forward in the 1st Test of the tour, a 6–0 loss to Scotland at Hampden Park. Despite breaking two fingers after six minutes, he played the entire match.[1] Off the field, he wrote the first handbook on rugby ever to be published in Afrikaans. In 1913, in Pretoria, Maré was killed in a car accident at the age of 28. As a result of the accident his wife used a wheelchair.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History - Scots and Boks . Rugby365 . 2010-09-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110616031847/http://www.rugby365.com/news/1291541.htm . 2011-06-16 .
  2. Web site: South Africa / Players & Officials / Dietlof Mare . Scrum . 2010-09-05.
  3. Web site: Dietlof Maré. Springbok Rugby Hall of Fame. 2010-09-05.