William Renwick (rugby union)

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William Renwick
Birth nameWilliam Norman Renwick
Date of birth(1914-11-29)29 November 1914
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death15 June 1944(1944-06-15) (aged 29)
Place of death Bolsena, Italy
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
- Edinburgh Wanderers ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
-
1938
Edinburgh District
Scotland Possibles
()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1938-39 Scotland 2 (6)

William Norman Renwick (29 November 1914 – 15 June 1944) was a Scotland international rugby union player, who was killed in World War II at Bolsena. [1] [2]

Contents

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Edinburgh Wanderers and London Scottish FC. [1]

Provincial career

He represented Edinburgh District. [3]

He played for the Scotland Possibles side in their trial match against the Scotland Probables on 15 January 1938. [4]

International career

He was capped twice for Scotland between 1938 and 1939, scoring two tries. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Bath, p109
  2. 1 2 Scrum.com player profile. Retrieved 20 February 2010
  3. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  4. "Register" . Retrieved 16 March 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
Sources
  1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN   1-905326-24-6)
  2. Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN   0-904919-84-6)