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William Henry "Dooee" Tanner (2 March 1870 – 29 December 1938) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

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

Footnotes

1. ^ "Scrum.com player profile of Dooee Tanner". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
2. "Country caps / Australia". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
3. "William Henry Tanner". www.classicwallabies.com.au. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
4. "The BattleStained Queensland Team AS Photographed Immediately After The Match" (Photograph with caption.). The Queenslander. Brisbane, Australia. 8 July 1899. p. 73 S. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
5. "International Football". The Queenslander. Brisbane, Australia. 8 July 1899. p. 73 S. Retrieved 17 September 2010.

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