Bill Hirschberg
| Full name | William Adolphous Hirschberg[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1882[1][2] | ||
| Place of birth | Grafton, New South Wales[1] | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | flanker[1] | ||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1905[1] | Australia | 1[1] | (0)[1] |
William Adolphous "Bill" Hirschberg (born c. 1880) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.
Hirschberg, a flanker, was born in Grafton, New South Wales and claimed one international rugby caps for Australia, playing against New Zealand, at Dunedin, on 2 September 1905.[3] He had already played for New South Wales against New Zealand.[4][5]
Hirschberg participated in the first inter-state game played in Western Australia, held in 1907, where he played as a forward for the winning team, New South Wales.[6] He played another inter-state game against Queensland in 1910.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Scrum.com player profile of Bill Hirschberg". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- ↑ "Register of Births Deaths and Marriages". NSW Government. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
- ↑ "RUGBY.". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 4 September 1905. p. 4. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL.". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 8 July 1905. p. 9. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ↑ "N.S.W. V. NEW ZEALAND.". The Queenslander. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 22 July 1905. p. 14. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ↑ "NEW SOUTH WALES V. WESTERN AUSTRALIA.". Western Mail. Perth: National Library of Australia. 3 August 1907. p. 37. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ↑ "QUEENSLAND V NEW SOUTH WALES.". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 11 July 1910. p. 10. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
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