[3] Wynyard was first selected for provincial rugby for Auckland while playing at the Grafton club in 1887,[1] and in 1888 along with his brothers George (Sherry) and Henry (Pie), Tabby was recruited by Joe Warbrick for an ambitious rugby tour of the British Isles.

They then toured Great Britain, Australia, and finally New Zealand again — the trip lasted 14 months.

[2] He was playing his club rugby for Poneke, and was selected for the New Zealand tour on Australia conducted that year.

[1] Wynyard continued to play provincial rugby, for Wellington in 1893 and 1894, and again for Auckland in 1895 and 1896, after which his representative career ended.

[3] Additionally, according to historian Greg Ryan he was an accomplished golfer, oarsman, cyclist and billiards player.