William Thomas Schultz (6 July 1938 – 18 April 2015) was a New Zealand
rugby league footballer who played for
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and the
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Playing career
Schultz played for the
Point Chevalier Pirates and
Marist Saints
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History
Founded in 1919, the Marist club first won the Fox Memorial in 1 ...
in the
Auckland Rugby League
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competition. An
Auckland representative, he played for Auckland against
France in 1964 and
Great Britain in 1966.
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He toured Australia with the
New Zealand national rugby league team in 1959 and toured France and England in 1965, scoring one test try.
In 1968, Schultz moved to Australia to play for the
Eastern Suburbs Roosters in the
New South Wales Rugby League competition for two seasons.
He finished his rugby league career coaching the Point Chevalier Pirates. He was the older brother of fellow New Zealand rugby league international
Paul Schultz.
References
1938 births
2015 deaths
New Zealand rugby league players
New Zealand national rugby league team players
Sydney Roosters players
Rugby league hookers
Point Chevalier Pirates coaches
Point Chevalier Pirates players
New Zealand rugby league coaches
Marist Saints players
Auckland rugby league team players
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