| Birth name | Hendrik Johannes Louw Morkel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 December 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kimberley, Cape Colony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 July 1956 (aged 67) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Strand, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hendrik Johannes Louw "Harry" Morkel (8 December 1888 – 16 July 1956) was a South African international rugby union player. He was born in Kimberley and first played provincial rugby for Western Province. He made his only Test appearance for South Africa during their 1921 tour of New Zealand. He played as a lock for the 1st Test of the series, a 13–5 loss at Carisbrook.[1] Morkel died in 1956, in Strand, at the age of 67.[2]