Fred Tilyard

Fred Tilyard
Full name Frederick Joseph Tilyard
Date of birth (1896-07-05)5 July 1896
Place of birth Waratah, Tasmania, Australia
Date of death 8 February 1954(1954-02-08) (aged 57)
Place of death Whakatane, New Zealand
Notable relative(s) James Tilyard (brother)
Jack Griffiths (nephew)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position First five-eighth
New Zealand No. 273
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1918–25 Wellington 18
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1923 New Zealand 0 (0)

Frederick Joseph "Fred" Tilyard (5 July 1896 – 8 February 1954) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A first five-eighth, Tilyard represented Wellington in 18 games at a provincial level between 1918 and 1925. He played just one match for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, against the touring New South Wales team at Carisbrook in 1923, in which he scored a try. He did not play in any Test matches.[1]

References

  1. Knight, Lindsay. "Fred Tilyard". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 February 2016.


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