Paul Roos R2 Silver medal anniversary Proof 1oz 925 3 available 2016 minted.
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"Paul Roos Anniversary Medal" Metal: Ag 925.00 Weight: 33.626 grams
Diameter: 38.725 mm
Description:
Paul Roos (rugby player)
Paul Johannes Roos (30 October 1880 22 September 1948) (also known as Oom
Polla Afrikaans for "Uncle Polla") 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.