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Bill Hattaway

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Bill Hattaway
Personal information
Full nameLeonard Vincent Hattaway
BornNew Zealand
Playing information
PositionSecond-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

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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

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  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.