Rudolph Hoenger

{{short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}

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{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}

{{Infobox rugby league biography

|name = Rudolph Hoenger

|fullname = Rudolph Kurt Hoenger

|birth_date = {{birth date|1878|04|14|df=y}}

|birth_place = Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

|death_date = {{death date and age|1952|08|08|1878|04|14|df=y}}

|death_place = Cabramatta, New South Wales, Australia

|position = {{Rlp|PR}}

|club1 = Newtown

|year1start = 1908

|year1end =

|appearances1 = 4

|tries1 = 0

|goals1 = 0

|fieldgoals1 = 0

|points1 = 0

|source = {{Cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/--henger/summary.html|title= K Henger - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org|access-date=2019-08-08}}

|updated = 8 August 2019

}}

Rudolph Hoenger (1878–1952) was a pioneer Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s.

Hoegner (known as Kurt Henger) played in the first ever Newtown team, the first game was played against Eastern Suburbs on 20 April 1908 at Wentworth Park. Hoenger had a background in Rugby Union, and played only one season before retiring.Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. {{ISBN|1875169571}}EVENING NEWS (Sydney) 24 April 1908 "Team Lists" https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/112962999?searchTerm=%22hoenger%22%20newtown&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales|||l-decade=190|||l-year=1908|||l-month=4

Hoenger died at Cabramatta, New South Wales on 8 August 1952, age 74.Ancestry.com.au Rudolph Hoenger: https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/157612514/person/162072159369/facts