ru_nationalteam ru_province ru_provinceupdate death_date death_place ru_ntupdate birth_place ru_nationalcaps article_title school name birth_date ru_nationalpoints image ru_position birth_name ru_nationalyears
south africa griqualand west 19 july 2010 6 september 1928 kimberley , south africa 19 july 2010 kimberley , south africa 1 bill cotty
 kimberley boys ' high school bill cotty 24 february 1875 -lrb- 0 -rrb- bill cotty.jpg scrum-half william alfred henry cotty 1896
bill cotty

william alfred henry `` bill '' cotty -lrb- 24 february 1875 -- 6 september 1928 -rrb- was a south african international rugby union player .
born in kimberley , he attended kimberley boys ' high school before playing provincial rugby for griqualand west -lrb- now known as griquas -rrb- .
he made his only test appearance for south africa during great britain 's 1896 tour .
he played as a scrum-half in the 3rd test of the series , a 9 -- 3 loss in kimberley .
cotty died in 1928 , in kimberley , at the age of 53 .
