Bob Snedden

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Bob Snedden

Birth name	Robert Campbell Ditchburn Snedden
Date of birth	(1867-03-20)20 March 1867
Place of birth	Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Date of death	3 April 1931(1931-04-03) (aged 64)
Place of death	Liskeard, Cornwall
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	85 kg (13 st 3 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Griqualand West () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1891 South Africa 1 Correct as of 15 October 2007

Robert Campbell Ditchburn Snedden (20 March 1867 – 3 April 1931) was a Scottish-born South African rugby union footballer. ^[1]

Biography

Snedden played only one Test for South Africa, in which he was captain, in 1891. He played for the Griqualand West province.

The British Isles rugby team embarked on a tour of South Africa in 1891, the season in which South Africa's national side would play its first ever match. Snedden did not play in the first Test, but was promoted into the lineup for the second match, and was named as skipper. He captained South Africa on 29 August 1891 against the British Isles in Kimberley. Only one drop goal from mark was scored in the game, by Great Britain, who won the contest 3 to nil. ^[2] Snedden did not play in any more Tests for South Africa. He died in Liskeard, England in 1931, aged 64.

He was also a good enough cricketer to play a first-class match for Griqualand West in the 1889/90 season.

Test history

No.	Opponents	Results(SA 1st)	Position	Tries	Date	Venue
1.	British Isles	0–3	Forward (c)		29 Aug 1891	Eclectic Cricket Ground, Kimberley

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 18
• List of South Africa national rugby union team captains

References

1. "Robert Campbell Ditchburn Snedden". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
2. Griffiths, Edward (2001). The captains. Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball. p. 14. ISBN   1-86842-112-0. OCLC   48044997.

External links

• Bob Snedden on the Springbok Rugby Hall of Fame
• Match data
• Cricinfo: Robert Snedden

Sporting positions
Preceded by H.H. Castens	Springbok Captain 1891	Succeeded by Alf Richards