Springbok no. 4 · Right Wing
Harry Boyes
Harry Churchill Boyes · Griquas
Test career
First test
30 Jul 1891, age 23 · Right Wing v Britain, Crusaders (St George's Park), Port Elizabeth
Last test
29 Aug 1891, age 23 · Right Wing v Britain, Eclectic Cricket Ground, Kimberley
Biography
Harry Boyes was a pioneer of South African rugby both on and off the field. He was the first secretary of the South African Rugby Board when it was formed in 1889, and two years later he played on the right wing in the first two Tests against the 1891 British Isles tourists.
Born in Cape Town on 12 March 1868 and educated at Diocesan College (Bishops) and St Andrew’s in Grahamstown, he represented Griqualand West. He died after an accident at the Kimberley Exhibition on 26 October 1892, aged only 24, the first South African rugby international to die.
Test history
2 tests · 0 points| Date | Opponent | Venue | Position | Result | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 1891 |  Britain | Crusaders (St George's Park), Port Elizabeth | Right Wing | L 0–4 | Griquas |
| 29 Aug 1891 | Britain | Eclectic Cricket Ground, Kimberley | Right Wing | L 0–3 | Griquas |