Jim Calder | |
Fullname: | William James Calder |
Birth Place: | New Zealand |
Weight: | 13st 7lb |
Club1: | Unknown (WCRL) |
Teama: | West Coast |
Teamb: | South Island |
Yearbstart: | 1929 |
Yearbend: | 36 |
Teamc: | New Zealand |
Yearcstart: | 1930 |
Yearcend: | 36 |
Appearancesc: | 8 |
Triesc: | 0 |
Goalsc: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsc: | 0 |
Pointsc: | 0 |
Source: | [1] |
New: | yes |
William James Calder[2] was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand. His grandson, Quentin Pongia, also played for New Zealand.[3]
Calder first played in the West Coast Rugby League competition and represented the West Coast and the South Island.[4] He made his debut for New Zealand in 1930 and played in his first test match in 1932. Calder went on to play in eight test matches for New Zealand.