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New Zealand rugby union player

Rugby player

Bill Gray

Birth name

William Ngataiawhio Gray

Date of birth

(1932-12-23)23 December 1932

Place of birth

Te Puke, New Zealand

Date of death

10 January 1993(1993-01-10) (aged 60)

Place of death

Rotorua, New Zealand

Height

1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Weight

82 kg (181 lb)

School

Te Puke High School

Rugby union career

Provincial / State sides
Position(s)	Second five-eighth
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1950–1966	Bay of Plenty		()
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1955–1957	New Zealand	6	(0)
–	New Zealand Maori

William Ngataiawhio Gray (23 December 1932 – 10 January 1993) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A second five-eighth, Gray represented Bay of Plenty at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1955 to 1957. He played 11 matches for the All Blacks including six internationals.

Affiliating to Te Arawa and Tapuika, Gray was a New Zealand Maori representative and captain. In 1956, he was awarded the Tom French Cup for Māori rugby union player of the year.

An accomplished tennis player, Gray won the New Zealand Māori tennis championship in 1950.

References

^ Luxford, Bob. "Bill Gray". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ "Bill Gray". Kōkiri. No. 19. 2010. p. 41. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ "Tom French Cup". The Press. Vol. 94, no. 28088. 2 October 1956. p. 8. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

Awards
Preceded byPat Walsh	Tom French Memorial Māori rugby union player of the year 1956	Succeeded byMuru Walters

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