Barney Winder Explained

Barney Winder
Fullname:Charles William Winder
Birth Date:15 March 1884
Birth Place:Thames, New Zealand
Death Place:Hamilton, New Zealand
First:RU
Ru Position:First five-eighth, Half-back
Ru Club1:Rovers
Ru Year1start:1901
Ru Year1end:04
Ru Appearances1:16
Ru Tries1:2
Ru Goals1:2
Ru Fieldgoals1:0
Ru Points1:10
Ru Club2:Suburbs
Ru Year2start:1906
Ru Year2end:11
Ru Appearances2:7
Ru Tries2:0
Ru Goals2:3
Ru Fieldgoals2:0
Ru Points2:8
Ru Teama:Thames Trial
Ru Yearastart:1901
Ru Yearaend:04
Ru Appearancesa:3
Ru Triesa:0
Ru Goalsa:1
Ru Fieldgoalsa:0
Ru Pointsa:2
Ru Teamb:Thames Valley
Ru Yearbstart:1903
Ru Yearbend:10
Ru Appearancesb:20
Ru Triesb:1
Ru Goalsb:10
Ru Fieldgoalsb:0
Ru Pointsb:30
Ru Teamc:Auckland
Ru Yearcstart:1908
Ru Yearcend:09
Ru Appearancesc:4
Ru Triesc:0
Ru Goalsc:0
Ru Fieldgoalsc:0
Ru Pointsc:0
Teama:New Zealand
Yearastart:1911
Appearancesa:2
Triesa:0
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:0
Teamb:Thames
Yearbstart:1912
Appearancesb:5
Triesb:1
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:3
Teamc:Thames and Goldfields
Yearcstart:1912
Appearancesc:1
Triesc:0
Goalsc:0
Fieldgoalsc:0
Pointsc:0
New:yes
Retired:yes
Updated:12 July 2021
Source:[1] [2]

Charles William "Barney" Winder (15 March 1884 – 9 August 1954) was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s. He played at representative level for New Zealand (Heritage № 66), and Thames, as a, i.e. number 1.[3] [4] [5]

Rugby career

Winder played rugby union in the Thames area and debuted for the Rovers senior side in 1901 aged 17. He made Thames trial teams in 1901 and 1902 but didn't gain selection for the sub-union representative team until 1903 in a match against Wanganui on 12 September. In 1906 he began playing for the newly formed Suburbs club. In 1908 he was selected for a trial to select the Auckland side but was not aware he was named and along with two other Thames players did not travel to Auckland. On 8 August he did however make his debut for Auckland in a match against Marlborough. In 1909 he made three further appearances for Auckland against Wellington, Wanganui, and Maniapoto on their tour south.

Switch to rugby league and international honours

In mid 1911 he chose to switch to the league code and was chosen to tour Australia. Winder represented New Zealand in 1911 on the tour of Australia and also played in Thames, Thames was a sub-league of the Auckland Rugby League at the time. He only made one appearance on tour against Queensland on 5 July in Brisbane. He then played a second time for New Zealand after they returned to New Zealand and played Auckland at the Takapuna Racecourse. He was forced from the field when he was injured making a tackle.[6]

In 1912 he played for the newly formed Thames rugby league team in 5 matches against Goldfields, Hauraki and Auckland B.[7] He also played in a match for Thames & Goldfields on 18 May. He refereed some representative rugby league matches over the remainder of the season and then retired from playing.

Notes and References

  1. News: Papers Past . 2021-07-12.
  2. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Roll of Honour at nzrl.co.nz. https://archive.today/20120714044737/http://nzrl.co.nz/roll-of-honour.aspx. dead. 14 July 2012. nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012.
  4. Web site: Past Kiwis → W at nzrl.co.nz. nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20121220064645/http://nzrl.co.nz/past-kiwis/past-kiwis-caps-W.aspx. 20 December 2012.
  5. Web site: Profile at nzleague.co.nz. nzleague.co.nz. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012.
  6. News: New Zealand v Auckland. 8. Auckland Star. XLII. 180. 1911-07-31. 2019-12-09.
  7. News: Thames Beat Auckland B. 8. Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 144. 1912-05-20. 2021-07-12.