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Ron McKay
Ron McKay is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand in the 1954 Rugby League World Cup, 1954 World Cup. Playing career McKay played in the Taranaki Rugby League competition and represented Taranaki rugby league team, Taranaki. He was first selected to play for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1952 in a test match against Australia national rugby league team, Australia. In 1954 McKay moved to Auckland and joined the Marist Saints in the Auckland Rugby League competition.Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009'', 2009. . He quickly made the Auckland rugby league team, Auckland side and was again named to play for New Zealand. McKay was part of the squad that competed in the 1954 Rugby League World Cup, inaugural World Cup in 1954. He was selected to go on the 1955–56 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain and France and played his last test for New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taranaki Rugby League
Taranaki Rugby League is the local sporting body responsible for the administration of Rugby league in the Taranaki region of New Zealand. The TRL are represented by the Taranaki rugby league team. They are in the Mid-Central zone along with the Manawatu Rugby League. Regional senior competition Five Taranaki senior clubs compete in the Western Alliance, alongside five clubs from the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Taranaki clubs in the Western Alliance include: *Coastal Cobras *Bell Block Marist Dragons *Hawera Hawks *Waitara Bears *Western Suburb Tigers *Normanby/Okaiawa Knights History The Taranaki Rugby League was founded with the help of Adam Lile, one of the members of the 1907-1908 "All Golds" tour.John Haynes ''From All Blacks to All Golds: Rugby League's Pioneers'', Christchurch, Ryan and Haynes, 1996. In 2008 the Taranaki Rugby League named its Team of the Century: Dave Watson; Babe Hooker; Ron McKay; Willie Talau; Ernest Buckland; Tony Kemp; Issac Luke; Bruce Gall; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |