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Charles Renilson

Personal information

Full nameCharles Waugh Renilson
Born (1938-09-14) 14 September 1938 (age 85)
Edinburgh, Scotland

Playing information

Rugby union

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1957–57 Jed-Forest RFC

Rugby league

PositionSecond-row, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1957–69 Halifax 302 70 19 0 248
1969–71 Newtown 54 6 0 0 18
1972 Eastern Suburbs 1 0 0 0 0
Total 357 76 19 0 266
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1965–≥65 Commonwealth XIII ≥1
1965–68 Great Britain 8 1 0 0 3

Source: [1]

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-roworloose 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 seasonatStation Road, Swinton on Saturday 22 May 1965.[2]

Renilson played loose forward, and scored a tryinHalifax's 10–0 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1963 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1963–64 seasonatBelle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 2 November 1963.

Charlie Renilson's Testimonial matchatHalifax 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]

  1. ^ 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.
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