William Charles Zeller (18 July 1894 â 27 July 1969) was a South African international rugby union player.
A Natal threeâÂÂquarter, Zeller was a member of the Springboks squad for their 1921 tour of Australia and New Zealand. He played two of the three Test matches against the All Blacks, which included a scoreless draw in Wellington. In that match, Zeller had one of the few scoring opportunities when he missed a shot from the mark. He notably scored an unprecedented three hatâÂÂtricks in other tour fixtures, helping the Springboks to wins over West Coast Buller, Otago and Auckland North. His four tries against the latter was the most ever scored by a Springbok in New Zealand.
Zeller's son Ron also represented Natal as a winger and was a Springboks triallist.