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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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References
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- South African rugby union players
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- Rhodesia cricketers
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- South African people of British descent
- South African emigrants to Rhodesia
- Alumni of St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown
- 1872 births
- 1938 deaths
- Griquas (rugby union) players
- Cape Colony people
- Rhodesian civil servants
- Cape Colony sportsmen
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