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Harry Boyes (rugby union)

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Harry Boyes
Birth nameHarry Churchill Boyes
Date of birth(1868-03-12)12 March 1868
Place of birthCape Town
Date of death26 October 1892(1892-10-26) (aged 24)
Place of deathKimberley, South Africa
SchoolDiocesan College[1] and St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown[2]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Griqualand West ()
Correct as of 19 July 2010
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1891 South Africa 2 (0)
Correct as of 19 July 2010

Harry Churchill Boyes (12 March 1868 – 26 October 1892) was a South African international rugby union winger.[3]

Biography

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Boyes was educated at Diocesan College and St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown[4][5] before playing provincial rugby for Griqualand West. He made two appearances for South Africa, both during Great Britain's 1891 tour. Boyes was selected to play in the 1st match of the series, which was South Africa's first as a Test nation, Great Britain won the game 4–0. He also played in the second Test, another Great Britain victory, but was not included in the side for the final match.[6] Boyes died the following year, in Kimberley, at the age of 24 when he fell off the switchback railway at the Kimberley Exhibition.[7]

Test history

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No. Opponents Results(SA 1st) Position Tries Date Venue
1. United Kingdom British Isles 0–4 Wing 30 Jul 1891 Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth
2. United Kingdom British Isles 0–3 Wing 29 Aug 1891 Eclectic Cricket Ground, Kimberley

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "List of Bishops Springboks". NextGenRugga. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ "List of St Andrews College Springboks". NextGenRugga. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Harry Churchill Boyes". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  4. ^ Poland 2008, p. 136.
  5. ^ Laurie 1914, p. 72.
  6. ^ "Harry Boyes". Springbok Rugby Hall of Fame. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  7. ^ Dobson, Paul (1995). 30 Super Springboks (1st ed.). Cape Town: Human & Rousseau. p. 16. ISBN 0-7981-3411-9. OCLC 37966584.