Bill Taberer

Bill Taberer
Full name Walter Stringfellow Taberer
Date of birth (1872-04-11)11 April 1872
Place of birth King William's Town, South Africa
Date of death 10 February 1938(1938-02-10) (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.

References

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