Fred Smollan
Encyclopedia
Frederick "Fred" Cecil Smollan (August 20, 1908, Uitenhage
– February 8, 1998, Johannesburg
) was a South Africa
n rugby union
player.
He was the second Jew to represent in rugby union, after Morris Zimerman
. He played three times for South Africa in 1933.
In 1931, he set up the Smollan Group, which now employs 20,000 people.
Uitenhage
Uitenhage is a South African town with 275,185 inhabitants in the Eastern Cape Province. It is well known for the Volkswagen factory located there, which is the biggest car factory on the African continent. The town's name is pronounced by English speakers and in Afrikaans...
– February 8, 1998, Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
) was a South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player.
He was the second Jew to represent in rugby union, after Morris Zimerman
Morris Zimerman
Morris Zimerman was a South African rugby union player.Zimerman was the first Jew to represent in rugby union, when he debuted in 5 December 1931...
. He played three times for South Africa in 1933.
In 1931, he set up the Smollan Group, which now employs 20,000 people.
External links
- Fred Smollan on scrum.com
- Smollan Group
- The Glory of the Game about the Ten Jewish Springboks.
- Rugby Personalities: The Jewish Springboks