Syd de Melker
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Birth name | Sydney Clarence de Melker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 31 March 1884 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kimberly, Cape Colony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 1 November 1953 | (aged 69)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Kimberly Boys High | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Syd de Melker (31 March 1884 – 1 November 1953)[1] was a Cape Colony international rugby union player who played as a centre.
He made 2 appearances for South Africa from 1903 - 1906.[2] Married to notorious female serial killer, Daisy de Melker.
References
- ^ "Syd de Melker - South Africa". ESPNscrum. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Springbok Hall of Fame". Springbok Hall of Fame. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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