Mauritz Christiaan Willem Egmond "Mosey" van Buuren (12 August 1865 – 3 October 1950) was a South African international rugby union player who played as a wing.
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| Birth name | Mauritz Christiaan Willem Egmond van Buuren | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 August 1865 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Burgersdorp, Cape Colony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 3 October 1950 (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bedfordview, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Diocesan College[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal edit
Born in Burgersdorp to Mauritz and Elizabeth (Harris), he attended Diocesan College in Cape Town. He married Edith van der Merwe and after her death in 1901, he married Helena Kotze. Van Buuren died in 1950, in Bedfordview, at the age of 85.[2][3]
Career edit
Van Buuren played provincial rugby for Transvaal and made his only international appearance for South Africa in their first ever Test, against Great Britain at the Crusader's Ground, Port Elizabeth.[4][5]
Test history edit
| No. | Opponents | Results(SA 1st) | Position | Tries | Date | Venue |
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| 1. |  British Isles |
0–4 | Wing | 30 Jul 1891 | Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth |
See also edit
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 2
References edit
- ^ "List of Bishops Springboks". NextGenRugga. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ Heese, J.A. (1986). South African Genealogies: Volume 1. Lombard, RTJ, Genealogical Institute of South Africa. Pretoria: Institute for Historical Research. p. 461. ISBN 0-7969-0370-0. OCLC 18051341.
- ^ "Mosey van Buuren". Springbok Rugby Hall of Fame. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "South Africa / Players & Officials / Mosey van Buuren". Scrum. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ Greyvenstein, Chris (1992). Springbok saga : from 1891 to the new beginning (4th ed.). Cape Town: Don Nelson. p. 336. ISBN 1-86806-095-0. OCLC 105375255.