Sine Boland

Sine Boland

Full name	Simon Bernard Boland[1]
Date of birth	12 July 1875[1][1]
Place of birth	Brisbane, Queensland [1]
Date of death	c. 1954[1]
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	flanker[1]
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
	state
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1899-03[1]	Australia	3[1]	(0)[1]

Simon Bernard "Sine" Boland (12 July 1875 - c. 1954) was an Australian rugby union player a state and national representative flanker who appeared in the inaugural series of Tests matches played by Australia in 1899.

Boland, was born in Brisbane, Queensland and claimed a total of 3 international rugby caps for Australia. His international debut was in the 3rd Test of 1899 British Lions tour to Australia against Matthew Mullineux's British side in Sydney, on 5 August 1899. A week later he would play again in the 4th test. He had earlier made an appearance for Queensland against those same tourists.

Boland appears front row in cap,^[2] after the 1 July Queensland match against the 1899 British Lions.^[3]

References

1. "Scrum.com player profile of Sine Boland". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
2. "The BattleStained Queensland Team AS Photographed Immediately After The Match." (Photograph with caption.). The Queenslander (Brisbane, Australia). 8 July 1899. p. 73 S. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
3. "International Football.". The Queenslander (Brisbane, Australia). 8 July 1899. p. 73 S. Retrieved 17 September 2010.