Stanley Osler

Stanley Osler
Full nameStanley Gordon Osler
Born(1907-01-31)31 January 1907
Aliwal North, South Africa
Died16 April 1980(1980-04-16) (aged 73)
Somerset West, South Africa
SchoolKingswood College
UniversityUniversity of Cape Town
University of Oxford
Notable relativeBennie Osler (brother)
OccupationSchoolmaster
Rugby union career
Position Centre
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1928 South Africa 1 (0)

Stanley Gordon Osler (31 January 1907 – 16 April 1980) was a South African international rugby union player.

Biography

Known 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

References

  1. ↑ "Did you know?". Suid-Kaap Forum. 16 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Another Springbok for Oxford". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 23 November 1929.
  3. ↑ "Sharkey Osler". bokhist.com.
  4. ↑ "Olympian's Diary". Evening Standard. 11 November 1931.
  5. ↑ "A Tribute to Stanley G Osler – Kearsney College Foundation". kearsney.com.
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