Bill Guiney
Wilfred Patterson "Bill" Guiney[2] is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand .
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| Full name | Wilfred Patterson Guiney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 April, 1892 New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 January, 1941 (48 years) New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Stand-off, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Guiney represented Addington in the Canterbury Rugby League competition.[3] In 1920 he was selected to play for New Zealand against Great Britain. In the match he scored New Zealand's only rugby league Test try on Lancaster Park.
Personal life
He married Marjorie Ross Hawley on July 13, 1926. He died in 1941 leaving behind his wife and a 13 year old son, 12 year old daughter and 3 year old son. He had spent time in Australia and served in the Divisional Ammunition Column of the Australian Imperial Force.[4]
References
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- GUINEY, WILFRED PATTERSON 1920 - KIWI #142 Archived May 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
- Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987
- "The Last Post!". Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 45. 1941-02-22. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
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