Billy Wilson (New Zealand rugby league)
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Wilson | |||||
| Nickname | Billy | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Wing, Loose forward/Lock | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1913–≥13 | Athletic RLFC | |||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1914–≥21 | Wellington | |||||
| 1914–21 | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
William "Billy" Wilson was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer of the 1910s and 1920s , playing at representative level for New Zealand (#103), and Wellington, as a Wing, or Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 13, during the era of conested scrums.[1][2][3]
Playing career
Billy Wilson played Loose forward/Lock in Wellington's 33-18 victory over Auckland during the 1913 New Zealand rugby league season Inter-district competition on Saturday 27 September 1913, this would be Wellington's last victory against Auckland until 1988.[4]
International honours
Billy Wilson represented New Zealand in 1914 against Great Britain, in 1919 against Australia (2 matches), and in 1921 against Australia.[5]
References
- ↑ "Roll of Honour at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Past Kiwis → W at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Profile at nzleague.co.nz". nzleague.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ Lion Red 1988 Rugby League Annual, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1988. p.p.151-159
- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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