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1903 Springboks vs British Lions (incoming)

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  • Johannes Albertus Loubser (1884 - 1962)
    Bob Loubser Full names: Johannes Albertus Date of birth: 6 Aug 1884 Place of birth: Durbanville Schools: Noorder Paarl Paul Roos Gymnasium Springbok no: 85 Debut test province: Western Province Physica...
  • Jacob Daniel Krige (1879 - 1961)
    Wikitree Wikipedia Japie Krige Full names: Jacob Daniël Date of birth: 5 Jul 1879 Place of birth: Klein Drakenstein School: Paul Roos Gymnasium Springbok no: 64 Debut test province: Western Provin...
  • Paul Johannes Roos (1880 - 1948)
    Paul Johannes Roos was the first South African Springbok Rugby Union captain and led the first South African rugby team to tour overseas – to Britain in 1906. Roos was born near the South African town ...
  • Sidney Clarence de Melker (1884 - 1953)
    - Daisy de Melker's Husband who got away Sidney (Sid) Clarence de Melker also known as "Slapie" de Melker. "Slapie" is Afrikaans for "nap." A pair of sleepy eyes gave the impression that he was about...
  • Daniel Johannes Andries Morkel (1882 - 1965)
    Andrew was the 12th of 13 children, and in his mother’s death notice his father’s names are given as Henry John Louw Morkel and his as Andrew Daniel John Morkel. He was born at Broadlands, Somerset Wes...

In 1903 the British Isles lost a series for the first time in South Africa.

Springboks - Home squad

  • John Winchester Anderson
  • Sydney Ashley
  • Joseph Barry
  • Johannes Augustus Botha
  • Charles Barker Brown
  • Harold William Carolin
  • George Crampton
  • Clement Currie
  • Sydney Clarence De Melker
  • Frederick James Dobbin
  • Hugh Herbert Ferris
  • Alexander Frew
  • Egbert Albert Hornsby Gibbs
  • Barry Heatlie Heatlie
  • Thomas Edward Carter Hobson
  • John Scafe Jackson
  • Charles Henry Jones
  • Japie Krige
  • Bob Loubser
  • William Charles Martheze
  • William McLean Clark McEwan
  • Henry Duke Metcalf
  • Andy Morkel
  • Pieter Albertus Ryno Otto Nel
  • Joseph Edward Crawshay Partridge
  • John Mercer Powell
  • John William Edmund Raaff
  • Alexander Reid
  • Paul Roos
  • James Hugh Sinclair
  • William Adrian Van Renen