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Bill Deacon
William George Deacon (22 February 1944 – 18 June 2019) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand in the 1970 Rugby League World Cup, 1970 World Cup. Early life and family Born in Thames, New Zealand, Thames on 22 February 1944, Deacon was the son of George Deacon and Olive Susie Deacon (née Abbott). His uncle, Edwin Abbott (rugby league), Edwin Abbott, also played for the New Zealand Kiwis. Playing career Deacon played for the Ngaruawahia Panthers in the Waikato Rugby League competition and represented Waikato rugby league team, Waikato. He was first selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1965. That year he was also named the New Zealand Rugby League player of the year.Sky Rugby League Annual '98 ''New Zealand Rugby League'', 1998 Deacon was included in the Kiwis squad for the 1970 Rugby League World Cup, 1970 World Cup and played his last test match for New Zealand national rugby league ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thames, New Zealand
Thames () ( mi, Pārāwai) is a town at the southwestern end of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. It is located on the Firth of Thames close to the mouth of the Waihou River. The town is the seat of the Thames-Coromandel (district), New Zealand, Thames-Coromandel District Council. The Māori people, Māori iwi are Ngāti Maru (Hauraki), Ngāti Maru, who are descendants of Marutuahu's son Te Ngako. Ngāti Maru is part of the Ngati Marutuahu confederation of tribes or better known as Hauraki Iwi. Thames had an estimated population of 15,000 in 1870, but this declined to 4,500 in 1881, and it has increased modestly since. It is still the biggest town on the Coromandel. Until 2016, a historical Oak, oak tree that was planted by Governor George Grey stood on the corner of Grey and Rolleston streets. Demographics Thames covers and had an estimated population of as of with a population density of people per km2. Thames had a population of 7,293 at the 2018 Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
