Vernon "Manie" Geere (9 September 1905 â 25 October 1989) was a South African international rugby union player.
Geere was born in Pretoria and completed his secondary education at Paarl Boys' High School, where he was captain of their under-17s rugby XV. He returned to Pretoria after leaving school to serve three years with the Army and then played rugby for local club Harlequin, while working as a bank clerk.
A utility forward, Geere gained Springboks representative honours on the 1931âÂÂ32 tour of the British Isles, but didn't make a capped appearance. He played all five home Test matches against the Wallabies in 1933.
Geere married a cousin of Springboks teammate Ferdie Bergh.