Melvyn Roy "Snowy" Suter (14 December 1939 – 15 January 2023) was a South African international

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player. Barnard, the son of an Australian blacksmith, grew up in

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. He initially went to a special education school in Glenwood, having been born with a hole in his heart, which made him prone to fainting when undertaking a physical activity. He later joined his brothers at Mansfield High School, where his health improved and he picked up rugby. Active in the 1960s, Suter played his rugby as a flanker. He debuted for Natal at age 21 and went on to form an effective back row partnership with Tommy Bedford. In 1963, Suter was in the Natal side which defeating the touring Wallabies. He won a Springboks call up for their 1965 tour of the British Isles, where he was set to play a peripheral role until Doug Hopwood suffered an injury, allowing Suter to gain caps against Ireland and Scotland.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Suter, Snowy 1939 births 2023 deaths South African rugby union players South Africa international rugby union players Sharks (Currie Cup) players Rugby union flankers Rugby union players from Durban South African people of Australian descent

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