Frank Hamilton (rugby union)
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George Henry "Frank" Hamilton (30 April 1863 – 7 August 1901) was a South Africa
n international rugby union
player. Born in Cape Town
, he first played provincial rugby for Eastern Province
. He made his only Test
appearance for South Africa
during Great Britain's 1891 tour
. He played as a forward in the 1st Test of the series, a 4–0 loss at St George's Park. Hamilton died in 1901, in Vanrhynsdorp, at the age of 38.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n international rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player. Born in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, he first played provincial rugby for Eastern Province
Eastern Province Kings
The Eastern Province Kings are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup tournaments and are governed by the Eastern Province Rugby Union...
. He made his only Test
Test match (rugby union)
Test match in rugby union is a match recognised as being a full international match by at least one of the participating teams' governing bodies. It is an unofficial but widely used term in the sport....
appearance for South Africa
South Africa national rugby union team
The South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...
during Great Britain's 1891 tour
1891 British Lions tour to South Africa
The 1891 British Isles tour to South Africa was the first British Isles rugby union tour of South Africa and only the second overseas tour conducted by a joint British team. Between 9 July and 7 September, the team played 20 games, including three tests against the South Africa national rugby union...
. He played as a forward in the 1st Test of the series, a 4–0 loss at St George's Park. Hamilton died in 1901, in Vanrhynsdorp, at the age of 38.