Jackie Powell
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| Born | John Mercer Powell 12 December 1871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 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 players to have represented South Africa.
Powell attended St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown in 1890.[1] Alongside his rugby career, he also played 17 matches of first-class cricket for Griqualand West between the 1892–93 and 1913–14 seasons.[2]
References
- ↑ Poland 2008, p. 139.
- ↑ "John Powell". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
External links
- 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
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
- Cape Colony sportsmen
- South African cricket biography stubs
- South African rugby union biography stubs