Bill McNeight

Bill McNeight

Personal information
Full name	William John McNeight
Born	13 June 1907 New Zealand
Died	21 August 1966(1966-08-21) (aged 59)
Playing information
Position	Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Unknown (WCRL) 1937–38 Newton Rangers 6 0 0 18 Total 0 6 0 0 18 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1936 West Coast 1936 South Island 1936–38 New Zealand 2 0 0 0 0 1938 Auckland
Source: [1]

Bill McNeight was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand. ^[1]

Playing career

McNeight first made the New Zealand side in 1936, while playing for the West Coast. ^[2] He played in two test matches for New Zealand that year and also played for the South Island. ^{[1] [3]}

In July, 1937 McNeight moved to Auckland, joining the Newton Rangers club. He captained New Zealand on their 1938 tour of Australia, however no test matches were played on tour. ^[4]

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. McNEIGHT, William John (1936, 1938) nzleague.co.nz
3. Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
4. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN   978-1-86969-366-4.