| Dougie Morkel | |
| Birth Name: | Douglas Francis Theodore Morkel |
| Birth Place: | Kimberley, South Africa |
| Birth Date: | 26 October 1885 |
| Height: | 1.83m |
| Weight: | 92.1kg |
| Ru Position: | Forward |
| Amatteam1: | C. S. A. R. |
| Repteam1: | South Africa |
| Repyears1: | 1906–1913 |
| Repcaps1: | 9 |
| Reppoints1: | 38 |
| Ru Ntupdate: | 15 October 2007 |
| School: | Marist College, Johannesburg |
Douglas Francis Theodore Morkel (26 October 1885 – 20 February 1950) was a South African international rugby union player. He was one of Paul Roos 1906 touring Springboks.[1]
Morkel was born in Kimberley in 1885, but as a child moved to Johannesburg with his parents. In 1903 he played for the Witwatersrand team against the touring team from the British Isles.[2] In 1905, Morkel joined the Central South African Railways Club and in 1906 he was selected for to play in the Currie Cup tournament. After the tournament, he was selected for to tour Europe, under the captaincy of Paul Roos. He made his test debut against on 24 November 1906 in Belfast.[3]
Morkel played in two test matches against the 1910 British Isles team and captained the Springboks in the first test in Johannesburg. He again toured with the Springboks to Europe in 1912–13, playing in all five test matches and also captained the team against . In addition to the 9 test matches that Morkel played, he also played 31 tour matches, in which he scored 99 points.[4]
| No. | Opponents | Results (SA 1st) | Position | Points | Dates | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15–12 | Forward | 24 Nov 1906 | Balmoral Showgrounds, Belfast | |||
| 2. | 3–3 | Forward | 8 Dec 1906 | Crystal Palace, London | |||
| 3. | 14–10 | Forward (c) | 5 (1 try, 1 conv) | 6 Aug 1910 | Wanderers, Johannesburg | ||
| 4. | 21–5 | Forward | 9 (3 conv, 1 pen) | 3 Sep 1910 | Newlands, Cape Town | ||
| 5. | 16–0 | Forward | 2 (1 conv) | 23 Nov 1912 | Inverleith, Edinburgh | ||
| 6. | 38–0 | Forward | 30 Nov 1912 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | |||
| 7. | 3–0 | Forward | 3 (1 pen) | 14 Dec 1912 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | ||
| 8. | 9–3 | Forward (c) | 6 (2 pen) | 4 Jan 1913 | Twickenham, London | ||
| 9. | 38–5 | Forward | 13 (2 tries, 2 conv, 1 pen) | 11 Jan 1913 | Le Bouscat, Bordeaux |