Murray Godfred "Tiny" Francis was a South Africanrugby player. He was the 218th Springbok named.[1] Francis was born on 26 August 1907 in Bloemfontein, South Africa and educated at Kingswood College in Grahamstown. He represented the Orange Free State in rugby at provincial level from 1926 - 1931 and then again from 1936 - 1938, gaining over 60 caps for his province. Francis represented the Springboks in 1931 in their tour of England, although he did not play a game.[2] He also represented Northern Province for the All Blacks tour of South Africa in 1928 and again against the British touring side of 1938.[citation needed]
