Tommy Hepburn
Full names: Tom Brown
Date of birth: 14 Feb 1872
Place of birth: Shoshong, Botswana
School: SACS
Springbok no: 57
Springbok debut province: Western Province
Date of death: 13 Sep 1933 (Age 61)
Test summary: Tests: 1 Tries: 0
Only test: 5 Sep 1896 Age 24 - Outside Centre against Britain at Newlands, Cape Town
Test history:
DateAgePositionOpponentVenueResultScoreProvince
05 Sep 1896 24Outside Centre Britain Newlands, Cape Town Win: 5-01 conversion WP

Hepburn Street: G.J. van Eck.

HEPBURN, Thomas Edward Carter (Tom) het in 1896 vir Suid-Afrika teen die Britte hier te lande rugbyroem verwerf. By die 4de toets (op 5 September, te Nuweland) het hy vleuel gespeel.

"And so on September 5 at Newlands, South Africa took the field against the powerful British team in an effort to beat them at least once. And win they did! The whole country is jubilant. Larard, who scored the try, and Hepburn, who added the major points, get a little extra praise. In short all were heroes. The victory will go down in history."

Tom Hepburn is op 29 Maart 1881 te Kaapstad gebore waar hy aan die destydse S.A.C.S. onderwys ontvang het. Hy is op 2 September 1937 oorlede.

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