Harry Tancred

Henry Eugene "Harry" Tancred (25 May 1897 – 15 November 1961) was a rugby union and rugby league player and administrator who represented New Zealand at rugby league and Australia. He played 14 matches for New Zealand, 13 on tours of Australia in 1919 and 1921, and once in a pre-tour match against Auckland. He was an entrepreneurial businessman influential in meat wholesaling and exporting who together with his brothers, built Tancred Industries to become one of Australia's largest wholesale butchering firms. He was active in the thoroughbred industry as a racing administrator and racehorse owner.

Harry Tancred
Personal information
Full nameHenry Eugene Tancred
Born(1897-05-25)25 May 1897
Balmain, NSW
Died15 November 1961(1961-11-15) (aged 64)
Bellevue Hil, NSW
Playing information
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight15 st 0 lb (95 kg)
Rugby union
Positionnumber eight
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1914 Petone Rugby Club
191?–19 Glebe-Balmain
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1923 Waratahs 2
Rugby league
PositionProp, lock, hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1919 Petone RLFC
1920 Western Suburbs 8 4 0 0 12
1921 City Rovers 2 6
Total 8 6 0 0 18
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1919–21 New Zealand 13 4 0 0 12
Coaching information
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1921 Wellington

Two of his brothers, Arnold and Jim, also played rugby union for Glebe-Balmain and Australia.

He married Myra Kathleen Bresnahan.

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