Bill McKenzie (rugby league) explained

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]

Playing career

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987
  3. http://nzleague.co.nz/pages/kiwis_players.php?player=305&name=McKENZIE,_Adrian_William McKENZIE, Adrian William (1947 - 49, 1952)
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20120317204959/http://www.nzrl.co.nz/media/62269/in%20touch%20oct%202011.pdf In Touch