Ferdie Bergh

Ferdie Bergh

Full name	Willem Ferdinand van Rheede van Oudtschoorn Bergh
Date of birth	(1906-11-02)2 November 1906
Place of birth	Stellenbosch
Date of death
Place of death	Cape Town
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Centre
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1931–38	South Africa	17	(35)

Willem Ferdinand van Rheede van Oudtschoorn Bergh (2 November 1906 – 28 May 1973), better known as "Ferdie" Bergh, was a South African rugby union player.

He was originally from Stellenbosch, well known as a Springbok rugby breeding ground.

Ferdie Bergh gained 17 caps for South Africa between 1931 and 1938, scoring seven tries in that period.

Willem Ferdinand van Rheede van Oudtschoorn Bergh may hold the record for having the longest name in international rugby, comprising 43 letters in total, including seven words and five names ("Van Rheede" and "Van Oudtschoorn" counting as single names).

References

• Cotton, Fran (Ed.) (1984) The Book of Rugby Disasters & Bizarre Records. (Compiled by Chris Rhys. London. Century Publishing. ISBN 0-7126-0911-3)

External links

• Player profile on scrum.com