Ferdie Aston

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Ferdie Aston
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Personal information
Full name	Fitzmaurice Thomas Drake Aston
Date of birth	June 9, 1871(1871-06-09)
Place of birth	Cheltenham, England
Date of death	September 1926 18(18-09-1926)
Nickname	Ferdie
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Wing Template:Outside Centre
Provincial/State sides
	Transvaal

National team(s)		Caps	(points)
1896	South Africa	4	(6)

Fitzmaurice Thomas Drake Aston (born 18 September 1871 in Cheltenham, England) was a South African rugby union footballer. He was capped four times for South Africa, captaining them in three Tests.

Aston made his debut appearance for South Africa on July 30, in 1896, when a British Isles team came to South Africa. The game was played in Port Elizabeth, and won by the British, eight points to nil. Aston was also captain on the day. He was capped again on August 22, again as captain in Johannesburg at Wanderers, South Africa going down 17 to eight.

He captained South Africa again on August 29 against Great Britain in Kimberley, which South Africa also lost, three points to nine. He did not skipper the final game on September 5 in Cape Town at Newlands, though South Africa won, five to nil. He did not play for South Africa again after the tour. Aston died in 1926.