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'''Barry "Fairy" Heatlie''' (25 April 1872 – 19 August 1951)<ref>[http://www.scrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/1005.html Fairy Heatlie player profile] Scrum.com</ref> was a [[rugby union]] player, representing both [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] and [[Argentina national rugby union team|Argentina]]. He was the fifth [[South African rugby union captains|captain]] of the South African rugby union team and is attributed as the man who gave the Springboks their famous green jersey.<ref name="2009 IRB HOF">{{cite press release |url=http://www.irb.com/mm/document/unions/0/091022inducteeprofile2009_9131.pdf |title=IRB Hall of Fame: The 2009 Induction |publisher=International Rugby Board |date=2009-10-27 |access-date=2009-10-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516053258/http://www.irb.com/mm/document/unions/0/091022inducteeprofile2009_9131.pdf |archive-date=2011-05-16 }}</ref>
'''Barry "Fairy" Heatlie''' (25 April 1872 – 19 August 1951)<ref>[http://www.espnscrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/1005.html Fairy Heatlie player profile] Scrum.com</ref> was a [[rugby union]] player, representing both [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] and [[Argentina national rugby union team|Argentina]]. He was the fifth [[South African rugby union captains|captain]] of the South African rugby union team and is attributed as the man who gave the Springboks their famous green jersey.<ref name="2009 IRB HOF">{{cite press release |url=http://www.irb.com/mm/document/unions/0/091022inducteeprofile2009_9131.pdf |title=IRB Hall of Fame: The 2009 Induction |publisher=International Rugby Board |date=2009-10-27 |access-date=2009-10-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516053258/http://www.irb.com/mm/document/unions/0/091022inducteeprofile2009_9131.pdf |archive-date=2011-05-16 }}</ref>


His contributions to the early development of South African rugby were recognised in 2009 with his induction into the IRB Hall of Fame.<ref name="2009 IRB HOF"/>
His contributions to the early development of South African rugby were recognised in 2009 with his induction into the IRB Hall of Fame.<ref name="2009 IRB HOF"/>

==Notes and references==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.angelfire.com/biz4/bigbrian/heatlie.html]


==See also==
==See also==
* [[South African rugby union captains]]
* [[South African rugby union captains]]

==Notes and references==
{{reflist}}


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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* Stent, R.K. ''100 Years of Rugby''
* Stent, R.K. ''100 Years of Rugby''
* Dobson, Paul ''30 Super Springboks''
* Dobson, Paul ''30 Super Springboks''

==External links==
* [http://www.angelfire.com/biz4/bigbrian/heatlie.html The Captain who gave South Africa its National Colours]
* {{World Rugby Hall of Fame|704813|Barry Heatlie}}


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Latest revision as of 20:33, 2 February 2024

Fairy Heatlie
Birth nameBarry Heatlie
Date of birth(1872-04-25)April 25, 1872
Place of birthWorcester, Cape Colony
Date of deathAugust 19, 1951(1951-08-19) (aged 79)
Place of deathCape Town, South Africa
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Old Diocesans ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Western Province 34 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1896–1903
1910
South Africa
Argentina
6
1
(6)
(0)
Correct as of 15 October 2007

Barry "Fairy" Heatlie (25 April 1872 – 19 August 1951)[1] was a rugby union player, representing both South Africa and Argentina. He was the fifth captain of the South African rugby union team and is attributed as the man who gave the Springboks their famous green jersey.[2]

His contributions to the early development of South African rugby were recognised in 2009 with his induction into the IRB Hall of Fame.[2]

See also[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

  1. ^ Fairy Heatlie player profile Scrum.com
  2. ^ a b "IRB Hall of Fame: The 2009 Induction" (PDF) (Press release). International Rugby Board. 27 October 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2009.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Difford, Ivor The History of South African Rugby
  • Clayton, Keith Legends of South African Rugby
  • Dobsin, Paul Bishops Rugby
  • Parker, A.C. W.P.Centenary 1883 - 1983
  • Craven, Danie Springbok Annals 1891 - 1964
  • Dobson, Paul Rugby in South Africa 1861 - 1988
  • Greyvenstein, Chris Springbok Rugby: An Illustrated History
  • Parker, A.C. The Springboks 1891 - 1970
  • Stent, R.K. 100 Years of Rugby
  • Dobson, Paul 30 Super Springboks

External links[edit]