Charlie Renilson

{{short description|Scottish rugby player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

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|ru_club1 = Jed-Forest RFC

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|source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/charlie-renilson/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}

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Charles "Charlie" W. Renilson (born 14 September 1938) is a Scottish former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, serving in the Duke of Wellington's Regiment. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Jed-Forest RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Commonwealth XIII, and at club level for Halifax, Newtown and Eastern Suburbs as a {{rlp|sr}} or {{rlp|lf}}.

Playing career

=Halifax=

Renilson played in Halifax's 15–7 victory over St. Helens in the Rugby Football League Championship Final during the 1964–65 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 22 May 1965.Edgar, Harry (2008). Rugby League Journal Annual 2009 [Page-55]. Rugby League Journal Publishing. {{ISBN|978-0-9548355-4-5}}

Renilson played {{rlp|lf}}, and scored a try in Halifax's 10–0 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1963 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1963–64 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 2 November 1963.

Charlie Renilson's Testimonial match at Halifax took place in 1968.

=International honours=

Renilson represented Commonwealth XIII while at Halifax in 1965 against New Zealand at Crystal Palace National Recreation Centre, London on Wednesday 18 August 1965,{{cite web|url=http://totalrl.com/features/content.php?feat_id=233&featcat_id=32|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114200717/http://totalrl.com/features/content.php?feat_id=233&featcat_id=32|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 January 2010|title=…and win at Crystal Palace|publisher=rugbyleague.org|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}

He also won caps for Great Britain while at Halifax in 1965 against New Zealand, in 1967 against Australia (sub), in 1968 against France (2 matches), in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, France and New Zealand, and in 1968 against France.

Honoured at Halifax

Charlie Renilson is a Halifax Hall of Fame inductee.{{cite web|url=http://www.halifaxrlfc.co.uk/club_information/hall_of_fame|title=Halifax Hall of Fame|publisher=halifaxrlfc.co.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910011008/http://www.halifaxrlfc.co.uk/club_information/hall_of_fame|archivedate=10 September 2013}}

Personal life

Renilson's uncle, Billy, also played rugby league for Halifax between 1925 and 1928.{{cite web |title=Rugby League Heroes: Charlie Renilson |url=https://www.totalrl.com/rugby-league-heroes-charlie-renilson/ |website=Total Rugby League |access-date=13 May 2023 |date=21 October 2021}}

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