Fritz Thiering
{{short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2019}}
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| name = Fritz Thiering
| fullname = Fritz Thiering
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| birth_date = 23 March 1891
| birth_place = Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1960|2|3|1891|3|23}}
| death_place = Kingsford, New South Wales, Australia
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| position = {{Rlp|FE|HB|CE}}
| club1 = Glebe
| year1start = 1911
| year1end = 20
| appearances1 = 29
| tries1 = 7
| goals1 = 18
| fieldgoals1 = 0
| points1 = 57
| updated = 11 February 2019
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Fritz Thiering (1892–1960) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s.
Playing career
Of German descent, Fritz debuted for the Glebe rugby league club in 1911 at the age of 21.
He played for Glebe for four seasons between 1911-1914 and returned for the 1920 season before retiring.
He scored 7 tries and 18 goals during his career.
He played halfback in the Glebe team that were defeated in the 1911 Final.Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 ({{ISBN|1875169571}})
Thiering was also a very successful middle-weight boxer in Sydney during his playing career.The Referee, Sydney. "Fritz Thiering Beats Maurice Fleming" 11/10/1913 (page 6)
Thiering died on 3 February 1960, at Kingsford, New South Wales.Death Certificate BDM NSW
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Category:Australian people of German descent
Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Glebe rugby league players
Category:Place of birth missing
Category:Rugby league five-eighths
Category:Rugby league halfbacks
Category:Rugby league players from Sydney
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen
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