[5] He returned to West Broken Hill in 1908 and represented New South Wales in the Jubilee Australasian Football Carnival, held in Melbourne that year.

[2] The founder of the Sturt Football Club, Arthur Thomas, met Renfrey at the carnival and convinced him to sign with them for the 1909 season.

[2] Renfrey represented South Australia in a total of 11 interstate matches and captained the 1911 Adelaide Carnival team.

In the 1913 finals series, Sturt were upset by West Adelaide and following the game several players accused Renfrey of "playing dead".

Bert Renfrey enlisted for service in the First AIF during the First World War on 4 January 1916, but was discharged (at his own request) on 31 August 1916.