Clinker Birt

Rowland Sidnam Walter "Clinker" Birt (9 August 1890 5 June 1948) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

Clinker Birt
Birth nameRowland Sidnam Walter Birt[1][2]
Date of birth(1890-08-09)9 August 1890[1]
Place of birthGlasgow [1]
Date of death5 June 1948(1948-06-05) (aged 57)[2][3]
Occupation(s)firefighter[4] and oysterman[3]
Rugby union career
Position(s) number eight[1]
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1914[1] Wallabies 1[1] (0[1])

Birt, a number eight, was born in Glasgow and claimed one international rugby cap for Australia.

References

  1. "Scrum.com player profile of Clinker Birt". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010. His second name Sidnam is misspelled as Sidham. See the death record and genealogy reference for accurate spelling.
  2. "Historical Death Records". The State of Queensland (Department of Justice and Attorney-General). p. 1948/B16889. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  3. Walters, Ian. "THE TOORBUL POINT ABORIGINAL FISH TRAP" (PDF). Queensland Archaeological Research, Vol 2 (1985). School of Social Science, The University of Queensland. pp. 44–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  4. "Gordon Family Tree". Retrieved 1 August 2010.



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