Felix du Plessis
| Born | Felix du Plessis 24 November 1919 Steynsburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 1 May 1978 (aged 58) Stilfontein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Felix du Plessis (24 November 1919 – 1 May 1978) was a South African rugby union footballer and captain of the South Africa (Springbok) team that in 1949 beat the All Blacks thrice in succession, a feat that was not repeated by a South African side until 2009. Du Plessis's son, Morné, also captained the Springboks, the only father-son duo to have done so.