Bill Guiney

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Bill Guiney
Personal information
Full nameWilfred Patterson Guiney
Born13 April 1892
New Zealand
Died29 January 1941 (48 years)
New Zealand
Playing information
Position Stand-off, Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1920Addington1140012
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1920 Canterbury 331011
1920 New Zealand 11003
Source: [1]

Wilfred Patterson "Bill" Guiney [2] is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand .

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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 second test match, played at Lancaster Park, he scored New Zealand's try in their 19–3 defeat. [4]

Personal life

He married Marjorie Ross Hawley on 13 July 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. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ↑ GUINEY, WILFRED PATTERSON 1920 - KIWI #142 Archived 1 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  3. ↑ Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987
  4. ↑ "Under the League Code". Evening Star. No. 17426. 9 August 1920. p. 3. Retrieved 1 August 2024– via Papers Past.
  5. ↑ "The Last Post!". Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 45. 22 February 1941. p. 4. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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