Bill McKenzie | |
Fullname: | Adrian William McKenzie |
Birth Place: | New Zealand |
Club1: | Unknown (CRL) |
Club2: | Unknown (ARL) |
Club3: | Ngaruawahia (WRL) |
Club4: | Marist (CRL) |
Year4start: | 1952 |
Teama: | Canterbury |
Teamb: | South Island |
Yearbstart: | 1947 |
Yearbend: | 52 |
Teamc: | New Zealand |
Yearcstart: | 1947 |
Yearcend: | 52 |
Appearancesc: | 3 |
Triesc: | 1 |
Goalsc: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsc: | 0 |
Pointsc: | 3 |
Teamd: | Auckland |
Yeardstart: | 1950 |
Teame: | North Island |
Yearestart: | 1950 |
Source: | [1] |
New: | yes |
Bill McKenzie was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand.[1]
McKenzie played in the Canterbury Rugby League competition and represented Canterbury.[2]
In 1947 he was first selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team, however he did not make his test debut until 1949 against Australia.[3] He had earlier in the tour played against Australia for the South Island.
In 1950 he moved north and represented both Auckland and the North Island.[2] He also played for the Ngaruawahia club in the Waikato Rugby League competition.[4]
In 1952 he returned home, joining the newly formed Marist club in the Canterbury Rugby League competition. This helped relaunch his career and he was again selected for New Zealand, after a three-year absence.[2]