| Full name | George Joseph Henebrey | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1879-02-16)16 February 1879 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Windgap, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 22 February 1945(1945-02-22) (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.
Henebrey was born in Windgap, County Kilkenny, and educated at Rockwell College.
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.
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.
See also
References
- "50 Years Ago". Surrey Herald. 2 March 1995.
- "Ireland Rugby "Cap" Dead". Belfast Telegraph. 24 February 1945.
- ^ "Former Rugby International's Death". The Surrey Advertiser and County Times. 3 March 1945.
External links
- George Henebrey at ESPNscrum