Wilfrid Hubert Hemingway (22 September 1908 — 12 April 1981) was an Australian rugby union international.
| Full name | Wilfrid Hubert Hemingway | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 22 September 1908 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 April 1981 (aged 72) Dubbo, NSW, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Sydney Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Sydney | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Solicitor | ||||||||||||||||
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Hemingway, born in Auckland, immigrated to Australia as a young child and attended Sydney Grammar School.[1]
A speedy winger, Hemingway attained five Test caps between 1928 and 1932, making his debut aged 19.[2]
Hemingway, a solicitor by profession, played first-grade rugby for Sydney University while studying for his law degree and later joined Northern Suburbs, for which he set a club record 101 points in the 1932 season.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "The Hemingways of Morella Road". mosmanmemories.net.
- ↑ "Wilfrid Hubert Hemingway". classicwallabies.com.au.
- ↑ "Paterson's 102 points". The Sun. 22 August 1948. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
edit- Bill Hemingway at ESPNscrum (archived)