Father H W F Burvill, who was the parish priest of St Phillips and St Marks churches in Port Elizabeth, in 1917 established St Marks Rugby Football Club. During 1929-1932, the club came into disfavour with the St Marks Congregation and a move was launched to take away the name St Marks from the club because the club members never attended services. It was fortunate that the club Secretary was the church organist and he could intercede on behalf of the club. A compromise was reached in … [Read more...] about St. Marks RFC

