Fred Warbrick

Frederick Warbrick (30 November 1869[2][a] – 8 January

Fred Warbrick
1904) was a rugby union footballer who toured with the 1888–
89 New Zealand Native football teamon their tour of the British Full name Frederick Gill Warbrick[1]
Isles, New Zealand, and Australia.[4] The Natives tour was Date of birth 30 November 1869[2]
captained and organised by Fred Warbrick's brother Joe, who Place of birth Tauranga, New Zealand[3]
had played with the New Zealand team on their 1884 tour of
Date of death 8 January 1904
New South Wales.[7] Joe Warbrick eventually selected 26
players for the team, which consisted mostly of Māori or part- Place of death Woody Point, Australia
Māori, but also several European "Pakeha".[8] Along with Joe Rugby union career
and Fred there were three other Warbrick brothers in the side:
Position(s) Half-back
Alfred, Arthur, and Billy.[9]
Amateur team(s)
After an internal tour of New Zealand, the side toured Australia, Years Team Apps (Points)
the British Isles, Australia again, and finally New Zealand. The
Provincial / State sides
side played at least 107 rugby matches in total,[10] and Fred
played in at least 65 of those, including a minimum of 41 in the
Years Team Apps (Points)
British Isles.[6][b] He was included in two of the Natives 1892–93[4] Queensland ()
matches against international sides—the win over Ireland and National team(s)
the loss to Wales.[11][12] Following the tour Fred moved to
Years Team Apps (Points)
Australia, where he played club rugby for Arfoma, and
1888–89 New Zealand Natives 65[6] 44[5]
represented Queensland in 1892 and 1893.[4]

[3][13]
He died on 8 January 1904 from tuberculosis contracted after trying to rescue several people following a boating accident.

Notes
a. Sources vary regarding the year of Warbrick's birth: ESPN gives 30 November 1869,[2] Ryan in Forerunners of the
All Blacks gives circa 1968,[4] one death notice states he was 34 when he died (birth circa 1869),
[1] and another his

age 33 (birth circa 1870).[3]

b. The team lists for eleven of the matches on tour are either incomplete or non-existent. Therefore the figures are only
minimum values.[6]

References
1. "Family Notices" (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22259962). The Queenslander. 16 January 1904. p. 9. Retrieved
26 March 2017.
2. "Fred Warbrick" (http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/player/857.html)
. ESPN. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
3. "Personal" (https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TH19040119.2.36)
. Taranaki Herald. 19 January 1904.
p. 7. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
4. Ryan 1993, p. 138.
5. Ryan 1993, pp. 146–48.
6. Ryan 1993, p. 145.
7. Ryan 1993, pp. 12–13.
8. Ryan 1993, p. 29.
9. Ryan 1993, p. 23.
10. "Natives' rugby tour, 1888-89—Matches played" (https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/nz-natives-rugby-tour/matches-play
ed). Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 13 August 2015
. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
11. "The New Zealand Football Team—Details of Matches and Tour" (https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS1
8890123.2.31). The Auckland Star. 23 January 1889. p. 5. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
12. "New Zealand Natives tour – Swansea, 22 December 1888: W ales 1G – 0G New Zealand Natives"(http://www.espn
scrum.com/statsguru/rugby/match/18960.html)
. ESPN. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
13. "Personal" (http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article111305239). Freeman's Journal. Sydney. 23 January 1904. p. 18.
Retrieved 26 March 2017.

Bibliography
Ryan, Greg (1993). Forerunners of the All Blacks. Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury University Press.ISBN 0-
908812-30-2.

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