Lesson plan
Sid Riley
Sidney Austin Riley (18 April 1878 – 31 March 1964) was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Riley, a centre, was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and claimed one international rugby cap for Australia, against New Zealand, at Sydney, on 15 August 1903. He also played rugby league in a match for New Zealand against Auckland and played for Auckland several times and was a member of the Ponsonby rugby club and Ponsonby United rugby league club.
Article summary
Sidney Austin Riley (18 April 1878 – 31 March 1964) was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Riley, a centre, was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and claimed one international rugby cap for Australia, against New Zealand, at Sydney, on 15 August 1903. He also played rugby league in a match for New Zealand against Auckland and played for Auckland several times and was a member of the Ponsonby rugby club and Ponsonby United rugby league club.
Key claims
- date of birth: 1903-08-15 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the date of birth is "1903-08-15". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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