Roger Tait

Roger Tait is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1968 World Cup.

Roger Tait

Personal information
Full name	Roger Bruce Tait[1]
Born	New Zealand
Playing information
Position	Fullback, Centre, Stand-off
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Huntly United Glenora Bears Papakura Sea Eagles Total 0 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1961 Waikato 1963–68 Auckland 1965–68 New Zealand 11 3 11 0 31
Source: [2]

Playing career

Tait grew up in Huntly and played for Huntly United.[3] In 1961 he represented Waikato.[4]

Tait then transferred to Auckland, playing for the Glenora Bears in the Auckland Rugby League competition. By 1963 Tait captained Auckland against South Africa, with Auckland winning 10-4.[5]

During the 1964 season Tait scored 203 points for Glenora. He was first selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1965 and went on to play in eleven tests for New Zealand, including three matches at the 1968 World Cup.

Tait later played for the Papakura Sea Eagles.[6]

References

1. TAIT, Roger Bruce - 1965 - 68 nzleague.co.nz
2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. Huntly duo paved the way New Zealand Herald, 6 February 2011
4. John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p. 127. ISBN 9781869693312.
5. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
6. Papakura Sea Eagles Club Historical Information Archived 2010-06-05 at the Wayback Machine Auckland Rugby League, 2009