Place of death Whakatane, New Zealand | Position First five-eighth | |
Full name Frederick Joseph Tilyard Date of birth (1896-07-05)5 July 1896 Place of birth Waratah, Tasmania, Australia Date of death 8 February 1954(1954-02-08) (aged 57) Died 8 February 1954, Whakatane, New Zealand Notable relatives James Tilyard (brother), Jack Griffiths (nephew) | ||
Frederick Joseph "Fred" Tilyard (5 July 1896 – 8 February 1954) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A first five-eighth, Tilyard represented Wellington in 18 games at a provincial level between 1918 and 1925. He played just one match for the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, against the touring New South Wales team at Carisbrook in 1923, in which he scored a try. He did not play in any Test matches.
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