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Bill Phillips (rugby union)

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Rugby player
Bill Phillips
Birth nameWilliam John Phillips
Date of birth(1914-01-30)30 January 1914
Place of birthRaglan, New Zealand
Date of death10 November 1982(1982-11-10) (aged 68)
Place of deathRaglan, New Zealand
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Occupation(s)Farmer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing three-quarter
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1934–38 King Country ()
1939, 41, 43, 46 Waikato 11 ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1934–39 New Zealand Māori
1937–38 New Zealand 3 (3)

William John Phillips (30 January 1914 – 10 November 1982) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He was educated at Te Mata Primary School. A wing three-quarter, Phillips represented King Country and Waikato at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1937 and 1938. He played seven matches for the All Blacks including three internationals, scoring two tries in all.

References

  1. King Country RFU. "Bill Phillips". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

External links

  • Photograph of Bill Phillips, Crown Studios Ltd :Negatives and prints. Ref: 1/2-205642-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand.


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