Wilf Rosenberg

Wilf Rosenberg
Rosenberg in New Zealand in 1956
Personal information
Full name Wilfred Rosenberg
Born (1934-06-18) 18 June 1934
Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa
Playing information
Rugby union
Position Centre

Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1955–58 South Africa 5 2 0 0 6
Rugby league
Position Wing

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1959–61 Leeds 81 73
1961–63 Hull F.C.
Total 81 73 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

Wilfred "Wilf" Rosenberg (born 18 June 1934) is a retired South African rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s. He is the son of a rabbi.

Playing career

Championship Final appearances

Wilf Rosenberg played right wing, i.e. number 2, in Leeds' 25–10 victory over Warrington in the Championship Final during the 1960–61 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 20 May 1961, in front of a crowd of 52,177.[3]

Club career

Rosenberg made his début for Leeds in 1959, and helped the club win its first Championship title in 1960–61, setting a new club record for most tries in a single season with 48 tries – a record that still stands. He finished his career at Hull F.C.

References

  1. ↑ "Wilf Rosenberg". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  2. ↑ Caplan, Phil; Smith, Peter (2001). 100 greats: Leeds Rugby League Club. Stroud: Tempus. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-7524-2225-1.
  3. ↑ "1961–1970: The Holy Grail is captured". therhinos.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.


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