Facts: - birth name: paul johannes roos - birth date: 30 october 1880 - weight: 90.5 kg stlb on - relatives: gideon roos , brother - ru amateurclubs: western province - ru nationalpoints: -lrb- 0 -rrb- - caption: paul south african touring rugby team to the british isles in roos 1906 , springbok captain , of the first - height: 181 cm ftin on - death date: 22 september 1948 - ru nationalcaps: 4 - name: paul roos - school: stellenbosch gymnasium - death place: stellenbosch , south africa - birth place: stellenbosch , south africa - ru position: forward - ru nationalteam: south africa - ru nationalyears: 1903 -- 06 - occupation: schoolmaster - nickname: oom polla - image: paul roos rugby fullshot.jpeg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of paul roos -lrb- rugby player -rrb- .
paul johannes roos -lrb- 30 october 1880 -- 22 september 1948 -rrb- -lrb- also known as '' oom polla '' -- afrikaans for '' uncle polla '' -rrb- was one of the first south african springbok rugby union captains and led the first south african rugby team to tour overseas -- to britain in 1906 .roos was born near the south african town of stellenbosch on 30 october 1880 and completed his education there .roos was a popular rugby player and was chosen by his own teammates to captain the 1906 tour .throughout the tour he was articulate and gracious in victory and defeat , and saw the campaign as an attempt to improve the relationship between his fellow countrymen and the british after the events of the second boer war .a devout christian , roos was an excellent ambassador for the game and helped promote the south africans as a fair and exciting sporting team .