Snowy Suter

Melvyn Roy "Snowy" Suter was a South African international rugby union player.
Barnard, the son of an Australian blacksmith, grew up in Durban. He initially went to a special education school in Glenwood, having been born with a hole in his heart, which made him prone to fainting when undertaking a physical activity. He later joined his brothers at Mansfield High School, where his health improved and he picked up rugby.
Active in the 1960s, Suter played his rugby as a flanker. He debuted for Natal at age 21 and went on to form an effective back row partnership with Tommy Bedford. In 1963, Suter was in the Natal side which defeating the touring Wallabies. He won a Springboks call up for their 1965 tour of the British Isles, where he was set to play a peripheral role until Doug Hopwood suffered an injury, allowing Suter to gain caps against Ireland and Scotland.