Don Munro Explained

Don Munro
Fullname:Donald Wayne Munro
Club1:Porirua City
Year1start:1970
Year1end:76
Teama:Wellington
Yearastart:1970
Yearaend:76
Appearancesa:36
Teamb:New Zealand
Yearbstart:1974
Yearbend:75
Appearancesb:3
Triesb:0
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:0
New:yes
Retired:yes
Updated:3 August 2012
Source:[1]

Donald Wayne Munro is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s. He played at representative level for New Zealand (Heritage № 514), and Wellington, as a, i.e. number 2 or 5.[2] [3] [4]

Playing career

Munro played for the Porirua City club in the Wellington Rugby League competition.

Representative career

Between 1970 and 1976 Munro played thirty six times for Wellington.[5]

Munro was first selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1974, in the squad for three test matches against the Great Britain Lions. Munro did not play in that series but he was selected to tour Australia in 1975, scoring six tries in seven games; including four on debut, against Central Queensland, at Rockhampton. He played three test matches later in the year, World Championship matches against France, England and Wales.[1] He was dropped for the northern hemisphere tour of the Championship and did not play for the Kiwis again.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Roll of Honour at nzrl.co.nz. nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120311202253/http://nzrl.co.nz/roll-of-honour.aspx. 11 March 2012.
  3. Web site: Past Kiwis → M at nzrl.co.nz. nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130205193218/http://nzrl.co.nz/past-kiwis/past-kiwis-caps-m.aspx. 5 February 2013.
  4. Web site: Profile at nzleague.co.nz. nzleague.co.nz. 31 December 2011. 1 January 2012.
  5. http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-4979-0-0-0&sID=250539 Team of the Century - Week 2