Douglas Francis Theodore Morkel (26 October 1885 – 20 February 1950) was a South African international rugby union player.
[1] Morkel was born in Kimberley in 1885, but as a child moved to Johannesburg with his parents.
[2] In 1905, Morkel joined the Central South African Railways Club and in 1906 he was selected for Transvaal to play in the Currie Cup tournament.
After the tournament, he was selected for South Africa to tour Europe, under the captaincy of Paul Roos.
He again toured with the Springboks to Europe in 1912–13, playing in all five test matches and also captained the team against England.