Errol Tobias

Quick Facts

Full Name	Errol Tobias
Occupation	Rugby Union Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 18, 1950(1950-03-18)
Age	74
Country	South Africa
Birth City	Caledon
Horoscope	Pisces

Errol Tobias Biography

Errol Tobias is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Union Player who was born on March 18, 1950 in Caledon, South Africa. Errol George Tobias (born 18 March 1950) is an ex- South African rugby union footballer and was his first person of color to be a part of a match in a test in the South African national side. He was awarded six caps from 1981 to 1984 while the country was still governed by the apartheid policy. The selection of Tobias opened the way for black players to be included in the national team, first Avril Williams, and then Avril’s nephew Chester Williams. Of his 21 appearances for the Springboks Six were test games.

Tobias was part of the Springbok tour group that toured South America in October 1980 that was refused visas to travel to Argentina. Because of pressure from international politicians to break cultural and sports relations between Argentina and South Africa because of apartheid the tour was conducted in secrecy and games that were held against Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile attracted as little as 100.

Tobias received his call-up to the national team’s tour to New Zealand in 1981 from Dr Danie Craven via telephone. Before the ill-fated Springbok tour, managed by Johan Claassen and coached by Nelie Smith, Tobias prepared to play on the rain-soaked rugby fields that he expected to encounter by turning his back yard into a mud-bath.

In 1981 Tobias was selected at centre for the Springboks to play against the touring Irish team. In the first test at Newlands on 30 May, a crowd of 37,000 watched as Tobias broke, then gave an inside pass to Rob Louw, who scored. Prior to the test Danie Craven warned Tobias that the game would be over before he would even realize that he was representing his country. The Springboks defeated the Irish 23-15, with Danie Gerber scoring one of the best tries ever seen at Newlands, Tobias recalled.

On August 28, 1978 Tobias played fly-half in an all-racial South African Country Districts XV against the American Cougars. Tobias scored two attempts on the Border Rugby Union Grounds, and also assisted in scoring two more. More than 5,500 fans watched the victory of 44-12 over The American team. In the Associated Press erroneously reported this match as the first time an all- racial team faced an international touring team in South Africa. Actually the first multi-racial official team to take on an international national team is that of the South African Invitation XV which included four players from different races: John Noble, Turkey Shields, Toto Tsotsobe and Morgan Cushe. The team was selected by Danie Craven The team beat the French the 7th of June in 1975 Newlands located in Cape Town by 18 points to 3.

Errol Tobias Net Worth

Errol Tobias is one of the richest Rugby Union Player from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Errol Tobias 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Tobias his international career started when he was picked for the Proteas 1971 tour of Britain. The Proteas were part of the Coloured South African Rugby Football Federation as one of four racially segregated unions of rugby organizations that existed in South Africa at the time.

On the 4th of June 1974, Tobias scored his only point (a penalty and drop- kick) in the fly-half position in the match as the Springboks were defeated 637-37 by the travelling Lions side at the Goodwood Showground in Cape Town.

In 1979 Tobias was part of the first multi-racial South African Barbarians side to tour the United Kingdom under manager Chick Henderson. Tobias was again included at centre in the South African Barbarians team that lost 14-25 to the British Lions at Kings Park on 2 July 1980. His teammates included Hugo Porta and three players of colour, Francois Davids, Charles Williams and Solomon Mhlaba.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Errol Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Union Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Errol Tobias celebrates birthday on March 18 of every year.