Herbert Hayton Castens, first SA rugby captain and also captain of the first SA cricket team to tour overseas, is born in Somer

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

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01Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) (1999). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.2, Pretoria: Vista.

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, November 21). Herbert Hayton Castens, first SA rugby captain and also captain of the first SA cricket team to tour overseas, is born in Somer. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069952

South African History Online (2011) 'Herbert Hayton Castens, first SA rugby captain and also captain of the first SA cricket team to tour overseas, is born in Somer', South African History Online, 21 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069952 (Accessed: 13 November 2026).

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"Herbert Hayton Castens, first SA rugby captain and also captain of the first SA cricket team to tour overseas, is born in Somer." South African History Online, 21 Nov. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069952. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

South African History Online. "Herbert Hayton Castens, first SA rugby captain and also captain of the first SA cricket team to tour overseas, is born in Somer." South African History Online. November 21, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069952.