Ferdie Bergh

South African rugby union player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroSouth African rugby union player
PlacesSouth Africa
wasAthlete Rugby union player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth2 November 1906, Stellenbosch
Death28 May 1973Cape Town (aged 66 years)
Star signScorpio
The details

Biography

Willem Ferdinand van Rheede van Oudtschoorn Bergh (2 November 1906 – 28 May 1973), better known as "Ferdie" Bergh, was a South African rugby union player.
He was originally from Stellenbosch, well known as a Springbok rugby breeding ground.
Ferdie Bergh gained 17 caps for South Africa between 1931 and 1938, scoring seven tries in that period.
Willem Ferdinand van Rheede van Oudtschoorn Bergh may hold the record for having the longest name in international rugby, comprising 43 letters in total, including seven words and five names ("Van Rheede" and "Van Oudtschoorn" counting as single names).

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