Springbok no. 274 · Lock

Bubbles Koch

Henri Vercueil Koch · WP

4Tests

0Tries

0Tours

28Age at debut

Test career

1949

First test

16 Jul 1949, age 28 · Lock v New Zealand, Newlands, Cape Town

Last test

17 Sep 1949, age 28 · Lock v New Zealand, Crusaders (St George's Park), Port Elizabeth

Biography

Bubbles Koch was a big, gifted forward who played all four Tests against the 1949 All Blacks, three at lock and one on the flank, and won them all. Born in Hopefield on 13 June 1921, he played for Western Province and caught the selectors’ eye with a dominant display for Rhodesia against Northern Transvaal. He died on 2 November 2003.

Test history

4 tests · 0 points

Date	Opponent	Venue	Position	Result	Province
16 Jul 1949	New Zealand	Newlands, Cape Town	Lock	W 15–11	WP
13 Aug 1949	New Zealand	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	Lock	W 12–6	WP
03 Sep 1949	New Zealand	Kingsmead, Durban	Flank	W 9–3	WP
17 Sep 1949	New Zealand	Crusaders (St George's Park), Port Elizabeth	Lock	W 11–8	WP