Harry Boyes

Harry Boyes

Full name	Harry Churchill Boyes
Date of birth	12 March 1868
Date of death	26 October 1892 (aged 24)
Place of death	Kimberley, South Africa
School	Diocesan College and St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Wing
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
	Griqualand West
correct as of 19 July 2010.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1891	South Africa	2	(0)
correct as of 19 July 2010.

Harry Churchill Boyes (12 March 1868 – 26 October 1892) was a South African international rugby union winger. He was educated at Diocesan College and St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown^[1][2] before playing provincial rugby for Griqualand West. He made two appearances for South Africa, both during Great Britain's 1891 tour. Boyes was selected to play in the 1st match of the series, which was South Africa's first as a Test nation, Great Britain won the game 4–0. He also played in the second Test, another Great Britain victory, but was not included in the side for the final match.^[3] Boyes died the following year, in Kimberley, at the age of 24.^[4]

References

1. Poland 2008, p. 136.
2. Laurie 1914, p. 72.
3. "Harry Boyes". Springbok Rugby Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
4. "South Africa / Players & Officials / Harry Boyes". Scrum. Retrieved 2010-07-16.

• Poland, Marguerite (2008). The Boy in You: A Biography of St. Andrew's College, 1855-2005. Fernwood Press. ISBN 978-1-874950-86-8.
• Laurie, K. W. J. (1914). Register of S. Andrew's College, Grahamstown, from 1855 to 1914. Grahamstown: Slater & Co.