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| birth_name = John Mercer Powell |
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| nickname = Jackie |
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| birth_place = [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]] |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1871|12|12}} |
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'''John "Jackie" Powell''' was a [[rugby union]] player who represented [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] 4 times, once as captain. At 19 years 260 days, he is one of the youngest ever players to have represented |
'''John "Jackie" Powell''' (12 December 1871 – 19 December 1955) was a [[rugby union]] player who represented [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] 4 times, once as captain. At 19 years 260 days, he is one of the youngest ever players to have represented South Africa. He also played first-class cricket for [[Griqualand West cricket team|Griqualand West]]. |
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Powell attended [[St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown]] in 1890.{{sfn|Poland|2008|p=139}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* {{cite book|first=Marguerite|last=Poland|title=The Boy in You: A Biography of St. Andrew's College, 1855-2005|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CbYsygAACAAJ|year=2008|publisher=Fernwood Press|isbn=978-1-874950-86-8|authorlink=Marguerite Poland}} |
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*[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/46918.html Cricinfo: John Powell] |
*[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/46918.html Cricinfo: John Powell] |
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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> |
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| NAME = Powell, Jackie |
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{{s-bef|before=[[Alex Frew]]}} |
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{{s-ttl|title=[[Springbok captains|Springbok Captain]]|years=1903}} |
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{{s-aft|after=[[Paddy Carolin]]}} |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 12 December 1871 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]] |
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| DATE OF DEATH = 1955 |
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[[Category:South African rugby union players]] |
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[[Category:Alumni of St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown]] |
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[[Category:Rugby union players from Cape Town]] |
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[[Category:Rugby union fly-halves]] |
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| Birth name | John Mercer Powell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 December 1871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 December 1955 (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John "Jackie" Powell (12 December 1871 – 19 December 1955) was a rugby union player who represented South Africa 4 times, once as captain. At 19 years 260 days, he is one of the youngest ever players to have represented South Africa. He also played first-class cricket for Griqualand West.
Powell attended St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown in 1890.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Poland 2008, p. 139.
External links
[edit]- Poland, Marguerite (2008). The Boy in You: A Biography of St. Andrew's College, 1855-2005. Fernwood Press. ISBN 978-1-874950-86-8.
- Van Lill's South African Sports Trivia
- Springbok Rugby Hall of Fame
- Cricinfo: John Powell
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Categories:
- South African rugby union players
- South Africa international rugby union players
- South African cricketers
- Griqualand West cricketers
- 1871 births
- 1955 deaths
- Alumni of St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown
- Rugby union players from Cape Town
- Rugby union fly-halves
- Griquas (rugby union) players
- South Africa national rugby union team captains
- South African cricket biography stubs
- South African rugby union biography stubs