Mosey van Buuren

Mauritz Christiaan Willem Egmond "Mosey" van Buuren (12 August 1865 – 3 October 1950) was a South African international rugby union player who played as a wing.

Mosey van Buuren

Birth name	Mauritz Christiaan Willem Egmond van Buuren
Date of birth	(1865-08-12)12 August 1865
Place of birth	Burgersdorp, South Africa
Date of death	3 October 1950(1950-10-03) (aged 85)
Place of death	Bedfordview, South Africa
School	Diocesan College [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Transvaal () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1891 South Africa 1 (0)

Personal

Born in Burgersdorp to Mauritz and Elizabeth (Harris), he attended Diocesan College in Cape Town. He married Edith van der Merwe and after her death in 1901, he married Helena Kotze. Van Buuren died in 1950, in Bedfordview, at the age of 85.[2][3]

Career

Van Buuren played provincial rugby for Transvaal and made his only international appearance for South Africa in their first ever Test, against Great Britain at the Crusader's Ground, Port Elizabeth.[4][5]

Test history

No.	Opponents	Results(SA 1st)	Position	Tries	Date	Venue
1.	British Isles	0–4	Wing		30 Jul 1891	Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 2

References

1. "List of Bishops Springboks". NextGenRugga. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
2. Heese, J.A. (1986). South African Genealogies: Volume 1. Lombard, RTJ, Genealogical Institute of South Africa. Pretoria: Institute for Historical Research. p. 461. ISBN 0-7969-0370-0. OCLC 18051341.CS1 maint: date and year (link)
3. "Mosey van Buuren". Springbok Rugby Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
4. "South Africa / Players & Officials / Mosey van Buuren". Scrum. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
5. Greyvenstein, Chris (1992). Springbok saga : from 1891 to the new beginning (4th ed.). Cape Town: Don Nelson. p. 336. ISBN 1-86806-095-0. OCLC 105375255.