Keith Oxlee
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| Full 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72.6 kg (160 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Maritzburg College, Pietermaritzburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Barbara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Grant, Leanne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Chemical salesman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Fly-half | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1955-1971 | Natal | 102 | 412 |
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Correct as of 22 December 2013
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1960–1965 | South Africa | 19 | (88) |
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Correct as of 22 December 2013
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Keith Oxlee (17 December 1934 – 31 August 1998) was a Springbok rugby union player who represented South Africa in 19 tests between 1960 and 1965. He amassed 88 career test points, 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.
Oxlee set a record for most points scored by a South African player in a test against the British and Irish Lions of 16 (5 conversion and 2 penalty kicks in the 4th test on 25 August 1962) which lasted until 1981. Oxlee was also the first player ever to win 100 caps for Natal.
Keith Oxlee was born in Johannesburg on 17 December 1934 and educated at Maritzburg College in Pietermaritzburg, Kwazulu-Natal, matriculating in 1952.
After his selection for Natal in 1955, Oxlee eventually set a provincial record of 102 matches at fly-half, broken only in 1998 by Henry Honiball. He represented Natal in the wind-battered 1956 Currie Cup final against Northern Transvaal at Kingsmead in Durban, which the northern side won by 9 to 8.
In 1958 Oxlee was selected to play in trials for tests against France. Despite making the final round of the trials, he was not selected.
Oxlee helped Natal to hold Wilson Whineray's touring New Zealand to a 6-6 draw at Kings Park in Durban on 31 May 1960. And in 1963 he was on the Natal team that beat John Thornett's touring Australian national side 14-13 at Kings Park Stadium. To counter Natal's lighweight packs in an era of heavy forwards, Natal coach Izak van Heerden emphasized unorthodox play to retain possession, such as attacking from within normally defensive positions. Oxlee fitted this game plan perfectly with his "sleight of hand passing, constant switches of direction and astute tactical kicking".
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