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Bill Currey

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Bill Currey
Birth nameWilliam Douglas Roy Currey
Date of birth(1944-06-02)2 June 1944
Place of birthAuckland, New Zealand
Date of death9 February 2023(2023-02-09) (aged 78)
Place of deathAuckland, New Zealand
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
SchoolAuckland Grammar School
Occupation(s)School teacher
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1967–1972 Taranaki 67 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1968 New Zealand 0 (0)

William Douglas Roy Currey (2 June 1944 – 9 February 2023) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing three-quarter, Currey represented Taranaki at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1968 tour of Australia and Fiji. He played seven matches for the All Blacks on that tour, but did not appear in any internationals.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Bill Currey". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2023.