Bill Hirschberg

Bill Hirschberg
Birth nameWilliam Adolphus Hirschberg[1]
Date of birth(1881-12-01)1 December 1881[1][2]
Place of birthArmidale, New South Wales[1]
Date of death30 July 1963(1963-07-30) (aged 81)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker[1]
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1905[1] Australia 1[1] (0[1])

William Adolphus Hirschberg (1 December 1881 – 30 July 1963) was an Australian international rugby union player.

Hirschberg, a flanker, was born in Armidale, New South Wales and claimed one international rugby cap for Australia, playing against New Zealand, in 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. ^ a b c d e f g "Scrum.com player profile of Bill Hirschberg". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Register of Births Deaths and Marriages". NSW Government. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  3. ^ "RUGBY". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 4 September 1905. p. 4. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  4. ^ "FOOTBALL". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 8 July 1905. p. 9. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  5. ^ "N.S.W. V. NEW ZEALAND". The Queenslander. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 22 July 1905. p. 14. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  6. ^ "NEW SOUTH WALES V. WESTERN AUSTRALIA". Western Mail. Perth: National Library of Australia. 3 August 1907. p. 37. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  7. ^ "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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