Stanley Gordon Osler (31 January 1907 – 16 April 1980) was a South African international rugby union player.
| Full name | Stanley Gordon Osler | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 31 January 1907 Aliwal North, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 April 1980 (aged 73) Somerset West, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Kingswood College | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Cape Town University of Oxford | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | Bennie Osler (brother) | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Schoolmaster | ||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editKnown as "Sharkey", Osler was born in Aliwal North and had Cornish ancestry on his father's side.[1] He attended Kingswood College and the University of Cape Town, before going to Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.[2]
Osler gained his only Springboks cap in 1928, as a centre three-quarter against the touring All Blacks at Durban.[3] His primary position, fly-half, was occupied by his elder brother Bennie Osler. He gained a rugby blue at Oxford in 1931.[4]
From 1947 to 1964, Osler served as headmaster of Kearsney College.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Did you know?". Suid-Kaap Forum. 16 March 2019.
- ↑ "Another Springbok for Oxford". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 23 November 1929.
- ↑ "Sharkey Osler". bokhist.com.
- ↑ "Olympian's Diary". Evening Standard. 11 November 1931.
- ↑ "A Tribute to Stanley G Osler – Kearsney College Foundation". kearsney.com.
External links
edit- Stanley Osler at ESPNscrum (archived)