Cecil Moss
Cecil Moss (born in 12 February 1925, Riversdale) was a South African rugby union player, coach and a professional physician. He was also a qualified medical doctor (anaesthetist) and was part of the medical team who removed the heart from the first heart transplant donor, Denise Duvall. Moss was Jewish[1][2][3][4] and had two children.[4]
He had 4 caps for South Africa in 1949.[5] Educated at the South African College Schools, he developed close involvement with the University of Cape Town. Moss was vice-captain of the Springboks in 1949, when they beat New Zealand 4–0,[3] and played four winning tests for South Africa, debuting on 16 July 1949.
He was head coach of South Africa from 1982 to 1989 and achieved 10 wins and only 2 losses during his time in office.
See also
External links
- Cecil Moss on scrum.com
- Letter from Cape Town in The Jewish Chronicle
- The Glory of the Game about the Ten Jewish Springboks.
References
- ↑ "-". The Jewish quarterly. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ↑ "Mazal Aplenty for Stransky". Pqasb.com. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Letter From Cape Town". The Jewish Chronicle. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Cecil Moss; ECHO Tributes". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ↑ Cecil Moss on scrum.com, retrieved 3 June 2010
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Preceded by Nelie Smith |
South Africa National Rugby Union Coach 1982–89 |
Succeeded byJohn Williams |