Fred Warbrick, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Fred Warbrick

New Zealand rugby union player (1869-1904)

Date of Birth: 30-Nov-1869

Place of Birth: Tauranga, Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand

Date of Death: 08-Jan-1904

Profession: rugby union player

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Fred Warbrick

  • Frederick Warbrick (30 November 1869 – 8 January 1904) was a rugby union footballer who toured with the 1888–89 New Zealand Native football team on their tour of the British Isles, New Zealand, and Australia.
  • The Natives tour was captained and organised by Fred Warbrick's brother Joe, who had played with the New Zealand team on their 1884 tour of New South Wales.
  • Joe Warbrick eventually selected 26 players for the team, which consisted mostly of Maori or part-Maori, but also several European "Pakeha".
  • Along with Joe and Fred there were three other Warbrick brothers in the side: Alfred, Arthur, and Billy.After an internal tour of New Zealand, the side toured Australia, the British Isles, Australia again, and finally New Zealand.
  • The side played at least 107 rugby matches in total, and Fred played in at least 65 of those, including a minimum of 41 in the British Isles.
  • He was included in two of the Natives matches against international sides—the win over Ireland and the loss to Wales.
  • Following the tour Fred moved to Australia, where he played club rugby for Arfoma, and represented Queensland in 1892 and 1893.He died on 8 January 1904 from tuberculosis contracted after trying to rescue several people following a boating accident.

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