Wilf Rosenberg
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilfred Rosenberg | |||||
| Nickname | The Flying Dentist | |||||
| Born | 18 June 1934 Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Position | Centre | |||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1955–58 | South Africa | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Position | Wing | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1959–61 | Leeds | 81 | 73 | |||
| 1961–63 | Hull | |||||
| Total | 81 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: [1][2] | ||||||
Wilfred "Wilf" Rosenberg (born 18 June 1934, Sea Point, Cape Town) was a South African rugby union and rugby league player.
He was nicknamed the Flying Dentist .
He was the son of a rabbi.
He later played rugby league, making his debut for Leeds in 1959, and helped the club win its first Championship title in 1960–61, setting a new club record for most tries in a single season with 48 tries - a record that still stands. He finished his career at Hull.
References
- ↑ "Wilf Rosenberg". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ↑ Caplan, Phil; Smith, Peter (2001). 100 greats: Leeds Rugby League Club. Stroud: Tempus. p. 96. ISBN 9-780-7524-2225-1.
External links
- "I Will Always Be Remembered," Says Rugby Great Wilf Rosenberg
- Wilf Rosenberg on International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
- Wilf Rosenberg on scrum.com
- The Glory of the Game about the Ten Jewish Springboks.
- A forgotten tour
- France claim historic victory in South Africa