Ron McKay is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the

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Playing career

McKay played in the Taranaki Rugby League competition and represented Taranaki. He was first selected to play for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1952 in a test match against

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. In 1954 McKay moved to Auckland and joined the

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in the

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competition.Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009'', 2009. . He quickly made the Auckland side and was again named to play for New Zealand. McKay was part of the squad that competed in the inaugural World Cup in 1954. He was selected to go on the

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and played his last test for New Zealand in 1956 against France, finishing his career having played in 17 test matches and scored 43 points for New Zealand. McKay continued to play for Auckland until 1960. In 2008, he was named in the Taranaki Rugby League Team of the Century.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mckay, Ron Living people New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand national rugby league team players Taranaki rugby league team players Auckland rugby league team players Marist Saints players Rugby league centres Year of birth missing (living people)