Robert Markram


Robert Lance Markram was a South African rugby union player.

Playing career

Markram matriculated at Kathu High School in the Northern Cape. He made his senior provincial debut for the in 1997 and in the 1998 season he scored 24 tries, which was a Griquas record for most tries in a first-class season. Markram also played for, the and in the Super Rugby competition, for the.
Markram toured with the Springboks to 1998 [South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland|Britain and Ireland] in 1998. He did not play in any test matches for the Springboks but played in four tour matches.
Markram died on 6 July 2001 in a motor vehicle accident on the road between Kimberley, [Northern Cape|Kimberley] and Barkly West.