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davey, cope, american, author, composer, scientist, former, professor, music, university, california, david, cope, david, gill, davey, cope, august, 1877, august, 1898, south, african, international, rugby, union, player, birth, namedavid, gill, copedate, birt. For the American author composer scientist and former professor of music at the University of California see David Cope David Gill Davey Cope 14 August 1877 16 August 1898 was a South African international rugby union player Davey CopeBirth nameDavid Gill CopeDate of birth 1877 08 14 14 August 1877Place of birthKimberley Cape ColonyDate of death16 August 1898 1898 08 16 aged 21 Place of deathMostert s Hoek South AfricaSchoolDiocesan CollegeRugby union careerPosition s FullbackProvincial State sidesYearsTeamApps Points Transvaal Correct as of 19 July 2010International careerYearsTeamApps Points 1896South Africa1 2 Correct as of 19 July 2010Born in Kimberley he attended Diocesan College before playing provincial rugby for Transvaal now known as the Golden Lions He made his only Test appearance for South Africa during Great Britain s 1896 tour He played as a fullback in the 2nd Test of the series an 8 17 South Africa loss at the Wanderers Ground 1 During the match he became the first South African to kick a goal in a Test after converting Theo Samuels s try In addition to his rugby career Cope was also a good enough cricketer to make first class appearances for the Transvaal cricket team 2 Cope died in 1898 at the age of 21 after he was involved in a train crash at Mostert s Hoek on his way to a Currie Cup match 3 References edit Tom Mellet Springbok Rugby Hall of Fame Retrieved 16 July 2010 David Cope Cricinfo School Profiles DIOCESAN COLLEGE BISHOPS Rugby 365 Archived from the original on 16 June 2011 Retrieved 16 July 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Davey Cope amp oldid 1135606624, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
