Bill Hattaway

Bill Hattaway

Personal information
Full name	Leonard Vincent Hattaway
Born	(1931-05-29) 29 May 1931 (age 93) Kaitaia, Northland Region, New Zealand
Playing information
Position	Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Otahuhu Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P Auckland 1959 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 1960 New Zealand Māori 1

Leonard Vincent "Bill" Hattaway is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for New Zealand, and at club level for Otahuhu, as a second-row.

Playing career

Hattaway played for Otahuhu in the Auckland Rugby League competition and also represented Auckland. On 13 September 1958 he was part of the Otahuhu side that played in the first-ever Auckland Rugby League grand final, losing 9–13 to Ponsonby. ^[1]

In 1959 he was selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team squad that toured Australia. He became Kiwi #392; however, he did not play in any test matches on tour. ^{[2] [3]}

In 1960 he played for New Zealand Māori against the touring French side. ^[4]

References

1. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909–2009, 2009. ISBN   978-1-86969-366-4.
2. "NZLEAGUE.CO.NZ - Home" . Retrieved 30 June 2016.
3. "The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales · Page 13".
4. Coffey, John Oliver; Wood, Bernie (1 January 2008). 100 Years: Māori Rugby League, 1908–2008. Huia Publishers. p. 162. ISBN   9781869693312 . Retrieved 30 June 2016– via Google Books.