Wilfred Eldred Trenery (21 September 1867 – 23 August 1905) was an England]-born South African international rugby union player.
Birth name | Wilfred Eldred Trenery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 September 1867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hayle, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 23 August 1905 | (aged 37)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Kimberley, Cape Colony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Trenery played provincial rugby for Griqualand West. Trenery made his only appearance for South Africa during Great Britain's 1891 tour, South Africa's first as a Test nation. He played as a forward in the 2nd Test of the three match series, at the Eclectic Cricket Ground, Kimberley, Great Britain won the game 3–0.[1]
Trenery died in 1905, in Kimberley, at the age of 37.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Wilfred Trenery". Springbok Rugby Hall of Fame. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "South Africa / Players & Officials / Wilfred Trenery". Scrum. Retrieved 16 July 2010.