Bill Stuart (rugby league)
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| Full name | William John Stuart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William John "Bill" Stuart[1] is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented his country .
Playing career
Stuart played for Hornby in the Canterbury Rugby League competition before being selected for New Zealand in 1924 despite having suffered a knee injury in trials that troubled him for the rest of his career.[2] He scored a try in his debut Test against the Great Britain Lions in Auckland and also played in the third Test in Dunedin.
Stuart was a South Island reserve in 1928 and switched to Addington in 1930, helping the club to a Thacker Shield victory.[2]
References
- ^ STUART, WILLIAM JOHN 1924 - KIWI #152 Archived May 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
- ^ a b Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.