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Bill McNeight

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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
Source: [1]

Bill McNeight was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand.[1]

Playing career

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McNeight first made the New Zealand side in 1936, while playing for the West Coast.[2] He played in two test matches for New Zealand that year and also played for the South Island.[1][3]

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.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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.