Springbok no. 57 · Outside Centre
Tommy Hepburn
Tom Brown Hepburn · WP
1Tests
0Tries
0Tours
24Age at debut
Test career
1896
First test
5 Sep 1896, age 24 · Outside Centre v Britain, Newlands, Cape Town
Biography
Tommy Hepburn kicked the goal that sealed South Africa’s first Test win. In the fourth Test against the 1896 British Isles side at Newlands, he converted Alf Larard’s try for a 5–0 victory, in what proved to be his only appearance.
Born in Shoshong, in what is now Botswana, on 14 February 1872, he was educated at SACS and played for Western Province. He died on 13 September 1933.
Test history
1 tests · 2 points| Date | Opponent | Venue | Position | Result | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Sep 1896 |  Britain | Newlands, Cape Town | Outside Centre | W 5–0 | WP |