Bill Taberer

Bill Taberer
Birth 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
Notable relative(s)	Henry Taberer, brother
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Centre
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
	Griqualand West
	Correct as of 19 July 2010
National team(s)
Years	Team
1896	South Africa
	Correct as of 19 July 2010

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]

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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[FOOTNOTELaurie191441-1] 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.

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