Robert Twigge
| Full name | Robert John Twigge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 July 1936 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Windsorton, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1 July 2017 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert John Twigge (24 July 1936 – 1 July 2017) was a South African international rugby union player.
Twigge hailed from the farming town of Windsorton, north of Kimberley.[1]
A wing three–quarter, Twigge played for Northern Transvaal club Silverton. He toured South America with the Junior Springboks in 1959 and scored a team record 14 tries, one of which came against Argentina.[2] In 1960, Twigge was capped for the Springboks when he featured on the left wing against Scotland at Boet Erasmus Stadium.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Robert Twigge". bokhist.com.
- ^ "Book Review: Junior Springboks in Argentina". rugby365.com. 24 December 2015.
- ^ "Ligbloues se gewese Springbokvleuel oorlede". Maroela Media (in Afrikaans). 7 July 2017.