Mike Antelme

Mike Antelme
Full nameJoseph George Michel Antelme
Date of birth(1934-04-23)23 April 1934
Place of birthDurban, South Africa
Date of death26 October 2023(2023-10-26) (aged 89)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight79.4 kg (175 lb)
SchoolSt. Charles College
Occupation(s)Land surveyor
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing three–quarter
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Natal ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1960–61 South Africa 5 (0)

Joseph George Michel Antelme (23 April 1934 – 26 October 2023) was a South African international rugby union player active in the 1950s and 1960s.

Born in Durban, Antelme was the son of Franco-Mauritian Special Operations Executive agent France Antelme and attended St. Charles College, Pietermaritzburg, from where he is the first Springbok.[1][2]

Antelme was a hard–running Natal winger and gained five Springboks caps. He appeared on the right wing for all four home Test matches against the All Blacks in 1960. A member of their 1960–61 tour of Europe, Antelme began with three tries in the opening fixture against Southern Counties, but his only international was the final Test match in Paris.[1][3]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Mike Antelme". bokhist.com.
  2. ^ "St Charles College". rugby365.com.
  3. ^ "The Clenched First of Rugby". Daily Mirror. 24 October 1960.