Dietlof Maré, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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South African rugby union player
Date of Birth: 02-Jul-1885
Place of Birth: Wellington, Western Cape, South Africa
Date of Death: 14-Oct-1913
Profession: rugby union player
Nationality: South Africa
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Dietlof Maré
- Dietlof Siegfried Maré (2 July 1885 – 14 October 1913) was a South African international rugby union player.
- Born in Wellington, he attended Huguenot College before playing provincial rugby for Transvaal (now known as the Golden Lions).
- He made his only Test appearance for South Africa during their 1906–07 tour of Britain, Ireland and France.
- He played as a forward in the 1st Test of the tour, a 6–0 loss to Scotland at Hampden Park.
- Despite breaking two fingers after six minutes, he played the entire match.
- Off the field, he wrote the first handbook on rugby ever to be published in Afrikaans.
- In 1913, in Pretoria, Maré was killed in a car accident at the age of 28.
- As a result of the accident his wife used a wheelchair.
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