Hendrik Johannes Daneel

Pinkie Daneel
Full names: Hendrik Johannes
Date of birth: 4 May 1882
Place of birth: Heidelberg (CP)
Schools: Paul Roos Gymnasium Riversdal
Springbok no: 102
Debut test province: Western Province
Physical: 1.83m, 83.5kg
Date of death: 7 Jan 1947 (Age 64)

Test summary: Tests: 4 Tries: 0
First Test: 17 Nov 1906 Age:24 Forward against Scotland at Hampden Park, Glasgow
Last Test: 8 Dec 1906 Age:24 Forward against England at Crystal Palace, London

Test history:
Date Age Position Opponent Result Score Venue Prov
17 Nov 1906 24 Forward Scotland Lose: 0-6 Hampden Park, Glasgow WP
24 Nov 1906 24 Forward Ireland Win: 15-12 Ravenhill Grounds, Belfast WP
01 Dec 1906 24 Forward Wales Win: 11-0 St. Helens, Swansea WP
08 Dec 1906 24 Forward England Draw: 3-3 Crystal Palace, London WP

H J DANEEL - 1906 SPRINGBOKS : EJL Plateneur
H J DANEEL - 1906 SPRINGBOKS : EJL Plateneur
HENRY JOHN DANEEL (Victoria College, Stellenbosch and Western Province) was born at Heidelberg , South- Western Districts, in 1881. He is just 6 feet in height, and weighs, 13 stone 2 pounds. He is one of those who began to play against men when young, for he was not fifteen when he played for Riversdale, in the South- Western Districts. That playing did not in any way affect his spirit, and when he went up to Victoria College in 1899 he at once- gained his place in the second string. In 1901 he was translated into the first team, and from that day he has never looked behind him. He has always been a sturdy, genuine grafter, following up smartly, and using his feet to advantage. In 1903 he gained his place in the country team against the English team, and when he came up to Johannesburg' with the Stellenbosch team in 1904 he was, next to Paul Roos, the best man in that pack. He' played a remarkably hard plucky game on the hard ground, with which he made acquaintance for the first time. I noticed then that although he was always one of the first to go into the scrum, he was always on the ball, and nearly always first at the line out, where he was particularly smart. He represented the Western Province at East London in 1904, where he played a wonderfully sound game. In the recent tournament he still further distinguished himself, and, with Van den Heever, was one of the best scrummers in the pack; while in the loose .and open his great control of the ball gave him a decided advantage. In the tour just concluded he has played a great game, considerably enhancing his reputation.

H J DANEEL ("Pinkie"): 1906 tour sketch
His age is twenty-five, height 6ft and weight 13st 2lbs. There is the same unassuming confidence in Daneel's work as a forward as when at fourteen years old he helped Riversdale to win the S W Districts Cup. He got into the Stellenbosch fifteen five back and into the Western Province side in 1904. He has improved greatly with age and when the ball is being thrown out from touch, it is as well to look where Daneel is standing.

Daneel street : G.J. van Eck.
DANEEL, Hendrik Johannes, is op 4 Mei 1881 te Heidelberg, K.P., gebore. Matrikuleer aan die Riversdalse Hoërskool en bekwaam hom as landmeter aan die Victoria-kollege, Stellenbosch. As student is hy gekies vir die springbokspan wat in 1906 onder kapteinskap van Paul Roos deur Brittanje getoer het. Hy was toe pas 25 jaar oud en een van die jongste lede van die span.

As landmeter het hy in die distrikte van Bredasdorp, Swellendam en Montagu gepraktiseer. Op Swellendam het hy in die huweIik getree met 'n nooi Johanna Elizabeth Burger. Uit die huwelik is twee dogters gebore.

In 1922 is hy na Grey's Hospitaal in Londen waar hy hom as tandarts bekwaam. Eers het hy in Kaapstad gepraktiseer waar hy ook die Tuinerugbyspan help stig het. In 1932 verhuis hy na Montagu alwaar hy as tandarts praktiseer tot sy dood toe op 7 Januarie 1947. Op Montagu het hy ook die plaaslike rugbyspan in die lewe help roep en as skeidsregter opgetree.

BRON:
Skriftelike mededeling van ds. George Daneel, Pretoria, wat ook op sy dae rugbyspringbok was (in 1928 en 1931/32).

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