Bill Webb (rugby union)

Bill Webb
Birth name	William Phillips Webb
Date of birth	18 March 1868
Place of birth	Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of death	c. 1931
Place of death	Sydney, Australia
School	Otago Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
1888 ; 1894–96, 98–1900	Zingari-Richmond ; Wallaroo
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1888 ; 1894–96, 98–1900	Template:Rut Otago ; New South Wales
International career
Years	Team
1899	Australia

William "Bill" Phillips Webb (18 March 1868 - c. 1931) was a New Zealand-born rugby union player who represented Australia.

Webb, a forward, was born in Dunedin, New Zealand and attended Otago Boys' High School. Webb played for Otago in 1888 coming out of the Zingari-Richmond club. He moved to Sydney in 1894 and joined the Wallaroo club. He was described as being a "powerfully built backrow forward".^[2]

In 1899 Webb was in the New South Wales team which faced the touring British Lions. Based on his performance he was then selected for the final two matches for Australia against the tourists.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Scrum.com player profile of Bill Webb". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
^ Chester, Rod; McMillan, Neville; Palenski, Ron (1987). The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby. Auckland, New Zealand: Moa Publications. p. 200. ISBN 0-908570-16-3.

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[scrum-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Scrum.com player profile of Bill Webb". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.

[2] Chester, Rod; McMillan, Neville; Palenski, Ron (1987). The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Rugby. Auckland, New Zealand: Moa Publications. p. 200. ISBN 0-908570-16-3.

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