George Henebrey
| Full name | George Joseph Henebrey | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 February 1879 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Windgap, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 22 February 1945 (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||
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George Joseph Henebrey (16 February 1879 — 22 February 1945) was an Irish international rugby union player.[1]
Henebrey was born in Windgap, County Kilkenny, and educated at Rockwell College.[2]
A fullback, Henebrey was capped six times for Ireland between 1906 and 1909, which included a match against the touring 1906–07 Springboks. He played his club rugby for Garryowen and Lansdowne.[3]
Henebrey left for Brazil in 1911 and on his return five years later served with the Royal Navy as a paymaster. He subsequently moved to Walton-on-Thames, where he was a bank manager.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "50 Years Ago". Surrey Herald. 2 March 1995.
- ^ "Ireland Rugby "Cap" Dead". Belfast Telegraph. 24 February 1945.
- ^ a b "Former Rugby International's Death". The Surrey Advertiser and County Times. 3 March 1945.
External links
[edit]- George Henebrey at ESPNscrum