Dooee Tanner

William Tanner

Birth name	William Henry Tanner
Date of birth	(1870-03-02)2 March 1870
Place of birth	Paddington, London, England
Date of death	29 December 1938(1938-12-29) (aged 68)
Rugby union career
Position(s) prop, hooker International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1899 Australia 2 (0)

William Henry "Dooee" Tanner (2 March 1870 – 29 December 1938) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

Tanner, a prop and hooker, was born in England and moved to Queensland as a child. He claimed two international rugby caps for Australia. His Test debut was against Great Britain at Sydney on 24 June 1899, the inaugural rugby Test match played by an Australian national representative side.

Tanner shown middle row far right in the inaugural Australian rugby union team, 1899

Tanner shown front row centre, after the 1 July Queensland match against the 1899 British Lions.

Published references

• Collection (1995) Gordon Bray presents The Spirit of Rugby, Harper Collins Publishers Sydney
• Howell, Max (2005) Born to Lead - Wallaby Test Captains, Celebrity Books, Auckland NZ