Bill Taberer

{{Short description|South African rugby union player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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| name = Bill Taberer

| image = Bill Taberer.jpg

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| birth_name = Walter Stringfellow Taberer

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1872|4|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = King William's Town, Cape Colony

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1938|2|10|1872|4|11|df=yes}}

| death_place = Bulawayo, Rhodesia

| height =

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| ru_position = Centre

| amatteam1 =

| ru_amupdate =

| repteam1 = South Africa

| repyears1 = 1896

| repcaps1 = 1

| reppoints1 = 0

| ru_ntupdate = 19 July 2010

| ru_province1 = Griqualand West

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| ru_provinceupdate = 19 July 2010

| relatives = Henry Taberer, brother

| school = St. Andrew's College

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Walter Stringfellow Taberer (11 April 1872 – 10 February 1938) was a South African international rugby union player. Born in King William's Town, he attended St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown, where he was a Douglass Scholar{{sfn|Laurie|1914|p=41}} before playing provincial rugby for Griqualand West. He made his only Test appearance for South Africa during Great Britain's 1896 tour. He played as a centre in the 2nd Test of the series, a 17–8 South Africa loss.{{cite web|url=http://www.genslin.us/bokke/ |title=Bill Taberer |publisher=Springbok Rugby Hall of Fame|access-date=2010-09-05}} Taberer died in 1938, in Bulawayo, at the age of 65.{{cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/1231.html |title=South Africa / Players & Officials / Bill Taberer |publisher=Scrum |access-date=2010-09-05}}

He also played first-class cricket for Rhodesia.{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/5/5225/5225.html|title=Walter Taberer|publisher=CricketArchive}}

He was a Southern Rhodesian civil servant.