Evelyn Edgar "Boetie" McHardy (11 June 1890 – 13 December 1959) was a South African rugby union international capped in five Test matches for the Springboks on the 1912–13 tour of Europe.
| Full name | Evelyn Edgar McHardy | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 June 1890 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bloemfontein, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 December 1959 (aged 69) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bloemfontein, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Bloemfontein and a product of Grey College, McHardy was a speedy winger who won the sprint and 220 yard championships of Orange Free State.[1] He was the first Springbok to come out of the province and also had the distinction of scoring South Africa's first Test hat-trick, against Ireland at Lansdowne Road in 1912.[2] The other Springboks winger Jan Stegmann also scored three tries in the match, but McHardy had completed his by half-time.[3]
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- ^ "The South Africans". The Referee. No. 1354. 16 October 1912. p. 13. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "New Boks should claim back the legacy". Independent Online. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "South Africans Win Another International". The Birmingham Post. 2 December 1912. Retrieved 27 September 2023.