Manie Geere
South African rugby union player
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Vernon "Manie" Geere (9 September 1905 – 25 October 1989) was a South African international rugby union player.
| Full name | Vernon Geere | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 9 September 1905 Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 October 1989 (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90.7 kg (200 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Geere was born in Pretoria and completed his secondary education at Paarl Boys' High School, where he was captain of their under-17s rugby XV. He returned to Pretoria after leaving school to serve three years with the Army and then played rugby for local club Harlequin, while working as a bank clerk.[1]
A utility forward, Geere gained Springboks representative honours on the 1931–32 tour of the British Isles, but didn't make a capped appearance.[2] He played all five home Test matches against the Wallabies in 1933.[3]
Geere married a cousin of Springboks teammate Ferdie Bergh.[1]