William Renwick (rugby union)

William Norman Renwick (29 November 1914 – 15 June 1944) was a Scotland international rugby union player, who was killed in World War II at Bolsena.[1][2]

William Renwick

Birth name	William Norman Renwick
Date of birth	29 November 1914
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death	15 June 1944 (aged 29)
Place of death	Bolsena, Italy
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Edinburgh Wanderers () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) - 1938 Edinburgh District Scotland Possibles () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1938-39 Scotland 2 (6)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Edinburgh Wanderers and London Scottish FC.[1]

Provincial career

He represented Edinburgh District.[3]

He played for the Scotland Possibles side in their trial match against the Scotland Probables on 15 January 1938.[4]

International career

He was capped twice for Scotland between 1938–39, scoring two tries.[1][2]

See also

• List of Scottish rugby union players killed in World War II

References

1. Bath, p109
2. Scrum.com player profile. Retrieved 20 February 2010
3. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
4. "Register | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.

Sources

1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Scotland Rugby Miscellany (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-905326-24-6)
2. Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)

External links

• Player profile on scrum.com