Boetie McHardy

Evelyn Edgar "Boetie" McHardy (11 June 1890 – 13 December 1959) was a South African rugby union international capped in five Test matches for the Springboks on the 1912–13 tour of Europe.

Boetie McHardy

Full name	Evelyn Edgar McHardy
Date of birth	(1890-06-11)11 June 1890
Place of birth	Bloemfontein, South Africa
Date of death	13 December 1959(1959-12-13) (aged 69)
Place of death	Bloemfontein, South Africa
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1912–13 South Africa 5 (18)

Born in Bloemfontein and a product of Grey College, McHardy was a speedy winger who won the sprint and 220 yard championships of Orange Free State.^[1] He was the first Springbok to come out of the province and also had the distinction of scoring South Africa's first Test hat-trick, against Ireland at Lansdowne Road in 1912.^[2] The other Springboks winger Jan Stegmann also scored three tries in the match, but McHardy had completed his by half-time.^[3]

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players

References

1. "The South Africans". The Referee. No. 1354. 16 October 1912. p. 13. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
2. "New Boks should claim back the legacy". Independent Online. 1 May 2004. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
3. "South Africans Win Another International". The Birmingham Post. 2 December 1912. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

External links

• Boetie McHardy at ESPNscrum