ROYAL MORKEL
FAMOUS SPRINGBOK DEAD A GREAT RUGBY FORWARD. One of the doughtiest forwards a New Zealand team has ever met died in Somerset West, South Africa, on October 23rd —Royal Merkel. Morkel was one of the biggest men and also one of the strongest players in the Springbok side which visited the Dominion in 1921. Six feet-three in height, nnd over 17 stone in weight, he was the fit companion of that other giant, “Bahv” Michau, in the van of tlie Springbok attacks. Morkel, who was a brother of Harry Morkel, a three-quarter in the team, first came into prominence in Rugby in 1915, and his huge and perfectly moulded body at one attracted attention. In 1919 he represented Cape Province against the New Zealand Service team, and in every year since lie had been one of the Cape’s players in the Currie Cup (inter-provincial) tournament. 11 is tcam regained the cup last year. His death was due to appendicitis, from which fit was afterwards found) he was suffering when he played his last game of Rugby, in August.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12618, 1 December 1926, Page 6
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180ROYAL MORKEL New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12618, 1 December 1926, Page 6
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