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