Springbok no. 99 · Forward
Bingo Burger
Wilhelm August George Burger · Border
4Tests
0Tries
1Tours
23Age at debut
Test career
190619081910
First test
17 Nov 1906, age 23 · Forward v Scotland, Hampden Park, Glasgow
Last test
27 Aug 1910, age 27 · Forward v Britain, Crusaders (St George's Park), Port Elizabeth
Biography
Bingo Burger was regarded as one of the best forwards in the country in the early 1900s. Born in Hamburg in the Eastern Cape on 12 August 1883 and schooled at Peddie High, he learned his rugby in King William’s Town and played for Border.
He toured Britain and Ireland in 1906–07, playing against Scotland, Ireland and Wales, and won a fourth cap against the British Isles in 1910. He died on 8 August 1963.
Test history
4 tests · 0 points| Date | Opponent | Venue | Position | Result | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 1906 |  Scotland | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Forward | L 0–6 | Border |
| 24 Nov 1906 |  Ireland | Ravenhill Grounds, Belfast | Forward | W 15–12 | Border |
| 01 Dec 1906 |  Wales | St. Helens, Swansea | Forward | W 11–0 | Border |
| 27 Aug 1910 |  Britain | Crusaders (St George's Park), Port Elizabeth | Forward | L 3–8 | Border |