William Renwick (rugby union)
Encyclopedia
William Norman Renwick was a Scottish international rugby union
player, who was killed in World War II at Bolsena
.
He was capped twice for between 1938-39, scoring two tries. He also played for Edinburgh Wanderers
and London Scottish FC.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player, who was killed in World War II at Bolsena
Bolsena
Bolsena is a town and comune of Italy, in the province of Viterbo in northern Lazio on the eastern shore of Lake Bolsena. It is 10 km north-north west of Montefiascone and 36 km north-west of Viterbo...
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He was capped twice for between 1938-39, scoring two tries. He also played for Edinburgh Wanderers
Murrayfield Wanderers RFC
Murrayfield Wanderers Football Club are a rugby union side based in Edinburgh, Scotland.Formed in 1997 after the amalgamation of Murrayfield RFC and Edinburgh Wanderers FC, both clubs brought together a long history of rugby excellence which can trace its roots back to 1868 when the Edinburgh...
and London Scottish FC.
Sources
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1905326246)
- Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0 904919 84 6)
External links
- Player profile on scrum.com