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| Birth name | Keith Oxlee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 December 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 31 August 1998 (aged 63) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Umhlanga, Kwazulu-Natal[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72.6 kg (160 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Maritzburg College, Pietermaritzburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Chemical salesman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Keith Oxlee (17 December 1934 – 31 August 1998) was a South African rugby union player who represented South Africa in 19 tests between 1960 and 1965. He amassed 88 career test points,[1][7] breaking Gerry Brand's 27-year-old South African record and setting one that stood for 20 years until it was surpassed by Naas Botha.[5]
Oxlee set a record for most points scored by a South African player in a test against the British and Irish Lions[5] of 16 (5 conversion and 2 penalty kicks in the 4th test on 25 August 1962) which lasted until 1981.[8] Oxlee was also the first player ever to win 100 caps for Natal.[4]
- ^ a b "Keith Oxlee, South Africa". ESPNScrum.com. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ "Keith Oxlee". Enslin's Springbok Rugby Hall of Fame. genslin.us. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Keith Oxlee". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ a b c Bishop, John (1998). "Keith Oxlee (1934–1998)" (PDF). Natalia. 28: 67–69. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ a b c Coles, Rob (7 September 1998). "Obituary: Keith Oxlee". The Independent (London). Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ Joubert, Jan-Jan (1 September 1998). "Oud-losskakel Oxlee sterf ná operasie-komplikasies [Ex-Bok Oxlee dies after operation complications]". Beeld. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ The official site of the South African Rugby Union incorrectly lists Oxlee's career points as 98; apparently the result of erroneously allocating 5 points to each of his 5 tries. The 5-point try system was only introduced in 1992.
- ^ "Match Report, South Africa 34-14 British & Irish Lions". The British & Irish Lions. Lionsrugby.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.