Pat Creedy Explained

Pat Creedy
Fullname:Patrick Joseph Creedy
Birth Date:18 November 1927
Birth Place:New Zealand
Death Place:Wyndham, New Zealand
First:RU
Ru Position:Halfback
Ru Club1:Southland
Ru Club2:Canterbury
Club1:Marist (CRL)
Teama:Canterbury
Teamb:South Island
Yearbstart:1955
Yearbend:56
Teamc:New Zealand
Yearcstart:1955
Yearcend:57
Appearancesc:9
Triesc:0
Goalsc:6
Fieldgoalsc:0
Pointsc:12
Source:[1]
New:yes

Patrick Joseph Creedy (18 November 1927 – 7 April 2011) was a New Zealand rugby football player who represented New Zealand in rugby league.

Playing career

Creedy originally played rugby union and represented both the Southland Rugby Union and the Canterbury Rugby Union.

Creedy later switched codes to rugby league and joined the Marist club in the Canterbury Rugby League competition. He represented Canterbury and in 1955 was selected at halfback for the South Island. That year he was first selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team, playing against the French and touring Great Britain and France.[2]

In 1956 he was selected at fullback for the South Island and in 1957 he was selected for the Kiwis squad for the 1957 World Cup. Creedy finished his career with 33 games for the Kiwis, including nine test matches. He scored four tries and 12 goals for New Zealand.[3]

Death

Creedy died on 7 April 2011 in Wyndham, aged 83.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. http://www.nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=C&id=363 CREEDY, Patrick Joseph - 1955 – 57
  3. Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
  4. http://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary-preview.aspx?n=pat-creedy&pid=150260911&referrer=2865 Pat Creedy Obituary