Bill Taberer

Bill Taberer
Full name Walter Stringfellow Taberer
Date of birth 11 April 1872
Place of birth King William's Town, South Africa
Date of death 10 February 1938 (aged 65)
Place of death Bulawayo, Rhodesia
School St. Andrew's College
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Centre
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
Griqualand West
correct as of 19 July 2010.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1896 South Africa 1 (0)
correct as of 19 July 2010.

Walter Stringfellow "Bill" Taberer (11 April 1872 – 10 February 1938) was a South African international rugby union player. Born in King William's Town, he attended St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown, where he was a Douglass Scholar[1] before playing provincial rugby for Griqualand West. He made his only Test appearance for South Africa during Great Britain's 1896 tour. He played as a centre in the 2nd Test of the series, a 17–8 South Africa loss.[2] Taberer died in 1938, in Bulawayo, at the age of 65.[3]

He also played first-class cricket for Rhodesia.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Laurie 1914, p. 41.
  2. ↑ "Bill Taberer". Springbok Rugby Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
  3. ↑ "South Africa / Players & Officials / Bill Taberer". Scrum. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
  4. ↑ "Walter Taberer". CricketArchive.

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