Ernest Olver (27 July 1874 – 12 June 1943) was an English born South African international rugby union player[1] who played as a wing.[2] Olver became the 33rd capped Springbok player when he was a member of the Springboks team to play against the British Isles in Port Elizabeth on 30 July 1896.[3]
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Birth name | Ernest Olver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 27 July 1874 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Liskeard, Cornwall, United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 12 June 1943 | (aged 68)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "Ernest Olver". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "SA Rugby Profile". SA Rugby. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Springboks Produced from 1891". Retrieved 25 December 2022.