Bill Taberer
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| Born | Walter Stringfellow Taberer 11 April 1872 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 10 February 1938 (aged 65) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St. Andrew's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Henry Taberer, brother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walter Stringfellow 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]
He was a Southern Rhodesian civil servant.
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Laurie 1914, p. 41.
- ↑ "Bill Taberer". Springbok Rugby Hall of Fame. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- ↑ "South Africa / Players & Officials / Bill Taberer". Scrum. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
- ↑ "Walter Taberer". CricketArchive.
References
[edit]- Laurie, K. W. J. (1914). Register of S. Andrew's College, Grahamstown, from 1855 to 1914. Grahamstown: Slater & Co.
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