Bill Hemingway
Full nameWilfrid Hubert Hemingway
Date of birth(1908-09-22)22 September 1908
Place of birthAuckland, New Zealand
Date of death12 April 1981(1981-04-12) (aged 72)
Place of deathDubbo, NSW, Australia
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
SchoolSydney Grammar School
UniversityUniversity of Sydney
Occupation(s)Solicitor
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1928–32 Australia 5 (9)

Wilfrid Hubert Hemingway (22 September 1908 — 12 April 1981) was an Australian rugby union international.

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]

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References

  1. "The Hemingways of Morella Road". mosmanmemories.net.
  2. "Wilfrid Hubert Hemingway". classicwallabies.com.au.
  3. "Paterson's 102 points". The Sun. 22 August 1948. p. 19 via National Library of Australia.
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