Dougie Morkel
Douglas Francis Theodore Morkel was a South African international rugby union player. He was one of Paul Roos 1906–07 [South Africa rugby union tour|1906 touring Springboks].
Biography
Morkel was born in Kimberley in 1885, but as a child moved to Johannesburg with his parents. In 1903 he played for the Witwatersrand team against the touring team from the 1903 [British Lions tour to South Africa|British Isles]. In 1905, Morkel joined the Central South African Railways Club and in 1906 he was selected for to play in the Currie Cup tournament. After the tournament, he was selected for to 1906–07 South Africa [rugby union tour of Europe|tour Europe], under the captaincy of Paul Roos. He made his test debut against on 24 November 1906 in Belfast.Morkel played in two test matches against the 1910 British [Lions tour to South Africa|1910 British Isles] team and captained the Springboks in the first test in Johannesburg. He again toured with the Springboks to Europe in 1912–13, playing in all five test matches and also captained the team against. In addition to the 9 test matches that Morkel played, he also played 31 tour matches, in which he scored 99 points.