Herbert Whitley (rugby union) explained

Herbert Whitley
Birth Date:26 August 1903
Birth Place:Morpeth, England
Position:Half-back
Repyears1:1924
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:0
Repyears2:1929
Repcaps2:1
Reppoints2:0

Herbert Whitley was an English international rugby union player.

Biography

Raised in Northumberland, Whitley was the son of a reverend who served as Rector of Whalton.[1]

Whitley, a half-back, was considerably lightweight at around 60 kg.[2] He had yet to represent England when he won a place on the 1924 British Lions tour to South Africa, where he played three of the four international matches against the Springboks. His solitary England cap came in a 1929 Five Nations win over Wales at Twickenham.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Rev. Herbert L. Whitley Of Whalton . . 1 April 1932.
  2. Web site: Lions Changing Roles: Scrum-Half . British & Irish Lions . 8 June 2016.
  3. News: Eighth Defeat for Wales at Twickenham . . 21 January 1929.