Laurie Olliff Explained

Laurie Olliff
Fullname:Lawrence John Olliff[1]
Birth Place:New Zealand
Club1:Western United (ARL)
Teama:Auckland
Teamb:New Zealand
Yearbstart:1960
Appearancesb:2
Triesb:0
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:0
Source:[2]
New:yes

Laurie Olliff is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand in the 1960 World Cup.

Playing career

Olliff played for Western United in the Auckland Rugby League competition. Western United were a combination of Mount Albert and Point Chevalier and won the Fox Memorial in 1959.[3]

In 1960 he was selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team and played in two matches at the 1960 World Cup. He was part of the Auckland side that defended the Northern Union Cup in 1961.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20120405174312/http://www.nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=O&id=395 OLLIFF, Lawrence John - 1960
  2. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  3. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. .