Percy Montgomery, Springbok rugby player of the Western Province, is born.

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

Percy Montgomery, Springbok rugby player of the Western Province, is born.

Percival Colin Montgomery was born in Walvis Bay, Windhoek (now known as Namibia). He is a retired Springbok and Rugby Union player. Montgomery became the first Springbok to score 800 test points and at one time, was the most capped Springbok player in the country. He was also the first player to earn a hundred caps.

Montgomery announced his retirement from international test rugby in 2008 and has been working as kicking coach for the Springboks since 2009.

How we know this

01SA rugby, Player profile, from SA rugby, [online], Available at www.sarugby.net [Accessed: 26 February 2014]
02ESPN Scrum, Percy Montgomery South Africa, from ESPN Scrum, [online], Available at www.espnscrum.com [Accessed: 26 February 2014]
03Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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