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New Zealand rugby league footballer

Bill McNeight
Personal information
Full nameWilliam John McNeight
Born13 June 1907
New Zealand
Died21 August 1966(1966-08-21) (aged 59)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Unknown (WCRL)
1937–38 Newton Rangers 6 0 0 18
Total 0 6 0 0 18
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1936 West Coast
1936 South Island
1936–38 New Zealand 2 0 0 0 0
1938 Auckland
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Bill McNeight was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand.

Playing career

McNeight first made the New Zealand side in 1936, while playing for the West Coast. He played in two test matches for New Zealand that year and also played for the South Island.

By 1938 McNeight had moved to Auckland, joining the Newton Rangers club. He captained New Zealand on their 1938 tour of Australia, however no test matches were played on tour.

References

  1. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. McNEIGHT, William John (1936, 1938) nzleague.co.nz
  3. Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
  4. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
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