Cecil Moss

Cecil Moss (born 12 February 1925, Riversdale) was a South African rugby union player, coach and a professional physician. He was also a qualified medical doctor (anaesthetist) and was part of the medical team who removed the heart from the first heart transplant donor, Denise Duvall. Moss was Jewish^[1][2][3][4] and had two children.^[4]

He had 4 caps for South Africa in 1949.^[5] Educated at the South African College Schools, he developed close involvement with the University of Cape Town. Moss was vice-captain of the Springboks in 1949, when they beat New Zealand 4–0,^[3] and played four winning tests for South Africa, debuting on 16 July 1949.

He was head coach of South Africa from 1982 to 1989 and achieved 10 wins and only 2 losses during his time in office. He missed the 1987 Rugby World Cup due to the international sports boycott for his country Apartheid policies.

See also

• List of select Jewish rugby union players

External links

• Cecil Moss on scrum.com
• Letter from Cape Town in The Jewish Chronicle
• The Glory of the Game about the Ten Jewish Springboks.

References

1. "-". The Jewish quarterly. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
2. "Mazal Aplenty for Stransky". Pqasb.com. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
3. "Letter From Cape Town". The Jewish Chronicle. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
4. "Cecil Moss; ECHO Tributes". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
5. Cecil Moss on scrum.com, retrieved 3 June 2010