Ebbo Bastard

Ebbo Bastard
Birth nameWilliam Eberhardt Bastard
Date of birth10 February 1912
Place of birthKokstad, Natal, South Africa
Date of death14 February 1949(1949-02-14) (aged 37)
Place of deathCedarville, Cape Province, South Africa
SchoolHilton College
ChildrenBill O'Hagan
Rugby union career
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Kokstad RFC ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1932–1946 Natal ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1937–1938 South Africa 6 (6)

William Eberhardt Bastard, also known as Ebbo Bastard (10 February 1912 – 14 February 1949), was a South African rugby union player from Kokstad, Natal. He predominantly played as a flanker and played for Natal and the South Africa national rugby union team. On 14 February 1949 he was shot dead by his wife's ex-husband.[1]

  1. ^ "Ebbo Bastard". ESPN. Retrieved 3 January 2019.