Charles Renilson

Charles W. Renilson
Personal information
Full name Charles W. Renilson
Nickname Charlie
Born Scotland
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1957–1957 Jed-Forest RFC
Rugby league
Position Second-row, Loose forward/Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
12/10/1957–26/03/1969 Halifax 302 70 19 0 248
≤1969–≥1971 Newtown
≤1972–≥1972 Eastern Suburbs
Total 302 70 19 0 248
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1965–≥1965 Commonwealth XIII ≥1
1965–1968 Great Britain 8 1 0 0 3
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Charles "Charlie" W. Renilson is a Scottish former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s, '60s and '70s who, whilst serving in the Duke of Wellington's Regiment, at club level has played rugby union (RU) for Jed-Forest RFC, and at representative level has played rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and Commonwealth XIII, and at club level for Halifax, Newtown, and Eastern Suburbs, playing at Second-row, Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 11 or 12, or 13, during the era of contested scrums.

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International honours

Charlie Renilson represented Commonwealth XIII (RL) while at Halifax in 1965 against New Zealand at Crystal Palace National Recreation Centre, London on Wednesday 18 August 1965,[1] andwon caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Halifax in 1965 against New Zealand, in 1967 against Australia (sub), in 1968 against France (2 matches), in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, France, and New Zealand, and in 1968 against France.[2]

Testimonial match

Charlie Renilson's Testimonial match at Halifax took place in 1968.

Honoured at Halifax

Charlie Renilson is a Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee.[3]

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