Bill Reedy Explained

Bill Reedy should not be confused with Bill Reidy.

Bill Reedy
Full Name:William Joseph Reedy
Birth Date:8 June 1880
Birth Place:Buller, New Zealand
Death Place:Ross, Porirua, New Zealand
Position:Hooker / Prop
Repyears1:1908
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:0

William Joseph Reedy (8 June 1880 — 1 April 1939) was a New Zealand rugby union international.[1]

Reedy, a forward, played rugby in his native Buller District for the White Star club, before taking up a job in the Hutt Valley when he was 27.[2] He joined Wellington club Petone and made his representative debut with Wellington in 1907.[1]

In 1908, Reedy was capped twice by the All Blacks against the touring Anglo-Welsh team, for the 2nd Test draw in Wellington and 3rd Test win in Auckland. The Anglo-Welsh were retrospectively classed as a British Lions side.[1] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bill Reedy #157 . stats.allblacks.com.
  2. News: Stevenson . Scotty . The first XV of NZ rugby clubs: White Star Rugby FC . . 10 September 2020 . en-NZ.
  3. News: Rugby Rep's. Belated Request . . 13 September 1934 . 6.