Rodney Walker (New Zealand)
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Full name | Rodney Stephen Walker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rodney Walker is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1972 World Cup.[1]
Playing career
[edit]Walker played for the Papanui club in the Canterbury Rugby League competition. He was a Schoolboy Kiwi in 1964 and captained the New Zealand Colts in 1969 on a tour of New South Wales.[3]
He represented Canterbury and Southern Zone. He played in 50 provincial games for Canterbury between 1968 and 1977, including 44 consecutive appearances.[3] He was the first Canterbury player to reach the 50 mark and captained Canterbury in 1970.[citation needed]
Walker was selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1969 and played in six test matches between 1969 and 1972, including at the 1972 World Cup.[4]
In 1974 Walker played for the South Island against the touring Great Britain Lions.[3]
As player-coach, Walker led Papanui to the 1975 and 1976 Canterbury championships.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
- ^ WALKER, Rodney Stephen - 1969 - 70, 1972 nzleague.co.nz