John Noble (rugby union)

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John Noble is a former South African rugby union player and one of four players of colour to be included in the first multi-racial team to play a foreign team on South African soil in 1975. Noble also represented the South African Rugby Football Federation and its representative side, the Proteas.

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Noble was selected by Danie Craven for the South African Invitation XV to play a touring French national side. The team, which also included Turkey Shields, Toto Tsotsobe and Morgan Cushe, beat the French on 7 June 1975 at Newlands in Cape Town by 18 points to 3. Playing on the wing, Noble scored a try after following up and diving on a grubber kick by Dawie Snyman. [1]

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References

  1. ↑ Griffiths, John. "The first official multi-race team in SA, MPs with international honours and Varsity Blues". espnscrum.com. Retrieved 2011-12-20.


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