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
- ↑ Laurie 1914, p. 41.
- ↑ "Bill Taberer". Springbok Rugby Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
- ↑ "South Africa / Players & Officials / Bill Taberer". Scrum. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
- ↑ "Walter Taberer". CricketArchive.
References
- Laurie, K. W. J. (1914). Register of S. Andrew's College, Grahamstown, from 1855 to 1914. Grahamstown: Slater & Co.
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