Oupa Versfeld

Oupa Versfeld

Full name	Marthinus Versfeld
Date of birth	(1860-05-15)15 May 1860
Place of birth	Cape Town, South Africa
Date of death	1 September 1931(1931-09-01) (aged 71)
Place of death	Cape Town, South Africa
School	SACS
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Correct as of 19 July 2010 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1891 South Africa 3 (0) Correct as of 19 July 2010

Marthinus "Oupa" Versfeld (15 May 1860 – 1 September 1931) was a South African international rugby union player. He was born and educated in Cape Town, where he attended SACS and played provincial rugby with Western Province.^[1] Versfeld made his only Test appearances for South Africa during Great Britain's 1891 tour. He played, as a forward, in all three Test matches of what was South Africa's first series as a Test nation.^[2] His brother, Hasie Versfeld, was also selected to play in the 3rd Test of the series, making the Versfelds the first brothers to represent South Africa.^[1] Versfeld died in 1931, in Cape Town, at the age of 71.^[3]

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