Dooee Tanner
Australia international rugby union player
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William Henry "Dooee" Tanner (2 March 1870 – 29 December 1938[3]) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.
BornWilliam Henry Tanner[1]
2 March 1870
2 March 1870
Paddington, London, England
Died29 December 1938 (aged 68)
Tanner, a prop and hooker, was born in England and moved to Queensland as a child. He claimed two international rugby caps for Australia. His Test debut was against Great Britain at Sydney on 24 June 1899, the inaugural rugby Test match played by an Australian national representative side.


Published references
- Collection (1995) Gordon Bray presents The Spirit of Rugby, Harper Collins Publishers Sydney
- Howell, Max (2005) Born to Lead - Wallaby Test Captains, Celebrity Books, Auckland NZ