Bill King (New Zealand rugby league)
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| Full name | William Henry King | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Henry "Bill" King[2] was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented his country.
Playing career
King was the second oldest of four brothers who all played for Sydenham; Tom, Frank and Bert. Usually a loose forward, King could play in the backs when required.
He started his career playing rugby union for the Sydenham Rugby Club before switching to rugby league halfway through the inaugural Canterbury Rugby League season in 1913.[3]
King served in the New Zealand Army during World War I.
After the war King returned to the Canterbury team. He was selected for New Zealand in 1919, playing in the first Test against Australia. He withdrew from New Zealand's 1919 tour of Australia due to business reasons.[3]
Later years
King coached the Sydenham juniors after his retirement.[3]
References
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ KING, WILLIAM HENRY 1919 - KIWI #130 Archived April 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
- ^ a b c Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.