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Former Springbok captain Bobby Skinstad is born

Date
3 Jul 1976
Updated
22 Aug 2019
Former Springbok captain Bobby Skinstad is born

Robert Brian (Bobby) Skinstad, the youngest ever Springbok rugby captain, was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). Skinstad captained the Springboks in twelve tests. After a semi-retirement from South African Rugby in 2004, Skinstad returned in 2007, following a lengthy stay in England where he was a regular player for the Barbarians. Skinstad officially retired from professional rugby in November 2007. Source: Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau. http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=18&set_id=6&art_id=vn20070601101326934C635499 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2006/11/14/srmysp14.xml

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Former Springbok captain Bobby Skinstad is born. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012276

South African History Online (2011) 'Former Springbok captain Bobby Skinstad is born', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012276 (Accessed: 10 September 2026).

South African History Online, Former Springbok captain Bobby Skinstad is born [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012276, (accessed 10 September 2026).

"Former Springbok captain Bobby Skinstad is born." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012276. Accessed 10 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "Former Springbok captain Bobby Skinstad is born." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012276.

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