Bill McKenzie
Personal information
Full nameAdrian William McKenzie
BornNew Zealand
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Unknown (CRL)
Unknown (ARL)
Ngaruawahia (WRL)
1952 Marist (CRL)
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Canterbury
1947–52 South Island
1947–52 New Zealand 3 1 0 0 3
1950 Auckland
1950 North Island
Source: [1]

Bill McKenzie was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand.[1]

Playing career

McKenzie played in the Canterbury Rugby League competition and represented Canterbury.[2]

In 1947 he was first selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team, however he did not make his test debut until 1949 against Australia.[3] He had earlier in the tour played against Australia for the South Island.

In 1950 he moved north and represented both Auckland and the North Island.[2] He also played for the Ngaruawahia club in the Waikato Rugby League competition.[4]

In 1952 he returned home, joining the newly formed Marist club in the Canterbury Rugby League competition. This helped relaunch his career and he was again selected for New Zealand, after a three-year absence.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987
  3. ↑ McKENZIE, Adrian William (1947 - 49, 1952) nzleague.co.nz
  4. ↑ In Touch nzrl.co.nz, October 2011
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