Mynardus Jeremias "Tiger" Devenish (27 May 1867 – 10 September 1928) was a South Africa

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 player. Born in Victoria West

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, he attended SACS

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 before playing provincial rugby for Transvaal (now known as the Golden Lions

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). In July 1891 he was selected to represent South Africa

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, as a forward, in their first ever Test

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—against Great Britain

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 at the Crusader's Ground, Port Elizabeth. The match, which was won by Great Britain, was his only appearance for South Africa. Devenish died in 1928 at the age of 61.