Rodney Walker (New Zealand)

Rodney Walker

Personal information
Full name	Rodney Stephen Walker
Born	New Zealand
Playing information
Position	Loose forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Papanui Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1968–77 Canterbury 50 1969–73 Southern Zone 1969–72 New Zealand 6 0 0 0 0 1974 South Island
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1975–76 Papanui
Source: [1] [2]

Rodney Walker is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1972 World Cup. ^[1]

Playing career

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

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
4. WALKER, Rodney Stephen - 1969 - 70, 1972 nzleague.co.nz