Cecil Moss

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Cecil Moss
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Born(1925-02-12)12 February 1925
Riversdale, Western Cape
Died27 October 2017(2017-10-27) (aged 92)
School South African College High School
University University of Cape Town
Rugby union career
Position Wing
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1949 South Africa 4 (0)
Coaching career
YearsTeam
1982–1989 South Africa

Cecil Moss (12 February 1925 – 27 October 2017) was a South African rugby union player, coach and a professional physician. He was also a qualified medical doctor (anaesthetist) and was part of the medical team who removed the heart from the first heart transplant donor, Denise Darvall. Moss was Jewish [1] [2] [3] [4] and had two children. [4]

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He had 4 caps for South Africa in 1949. [5] Educated at the South African College Schools, he developed close involvement with the University of Cape Town. Moss was vice-captain of the Springboks in 1949, when they beat New Zealand 4–0, [3] and played four winning tests for South Africa, debuting on 16 July 1949.

He was head coach of South Africa from 1982 to 1989 and achieved 10 wins and only 2 losses during his time in office. He missed the 1987 Rugby World Cup due to the international sports boycott against his country's apartheid policies.

Honours

In 2024, at the South African Jewish Board of Deputies' 120th anniversary gala dinner, he was honoured among 100 remarkable Jewish South Africans who have contributed to South Africa. [6] The ceremony included speeches from Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, and Smollan was honoured among other rugby union players such as Joel Stransky, Fred Smollan and Alan Menter. [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Jewish Quarterly". The Jewish quarterly. 1999. Retrieved 14 March 2011.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ↑ "Mazal Aplenty for Stransky". Pqasb.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Letter From Cape Town". The Jewish Chronicle. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Cecil Moss; ECHO Tributes". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  5. ↑ Cecil Moss on scrum.com, retrieved 3 June 2010
  6. 1 2 (28 November 2024) 100 Jews who have contributed to South Africa SABJD. Retrieved on 1 February 2026.
  7. ↑ Story of tenacity: Board honours great South Africans South African Jewish Report. Retrieved on 1 February 2026.
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