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| Full name | Charles Waugh Renilson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 September 1938 Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles "Charlie" W. Renilson (born 14 September 1938) is a Scottish former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, serving in the Duke of Wellington's Regiment. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Jed-Forest RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Commonwealth XIII, and at club level for Halifax, Newtown and Eastern Suburbs as a second-row or loose forward.
Playing career
[edit]Halifax
[edit]Renilson played in Halifax's 15–7 victory over St. Helens in the Rugby Football League Championship Final during the 1964–65 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 22 May 1965.[2]
Renilson played loose forward, and scored a try in Halifax's 10–0 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1963 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1963–64 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 2 November 1963.
Charlie Renilson's Testimonial match at Halifax took place in 1968.
International honours
[edit]Renilson represented Commonwealth XIII while at Halifax in 1965 against New Zealand at Crystal Palace National Recreation Centre, London on Wednesday 18 August 1965,[3]
He also won caps for Great Britain while at Halifax in 1965 against New Zealand, in 1967 against Australia (sub), in 1968 against France (2 matches), in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, France and New Zealand, and in 1968 against France.[1]
Honoured at Halifax
[edit]Charlie Renilson is a Halifax Hall of Fame inductee.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Renilson's uncle, Billy, also played rugby league for Halifax between 1925 and 1928.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Edgar, Harry (2008). Rugby League Journal Annual 2009 [Page-55]. Rugby League Journal Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9548355-4-5
- ^ "…and win at Crystal Palace". rugbyleague.org. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Halifax Hall of Fame". halifaxrlfc.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Rugby League Heroes: Charlie Renilson". Total Rugby League. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- (archived by web.archive.org) …and in Townsville
(The figures in parentheses refer to the number of games played in the 1968 World Cup.) |
