Ron McKay is a New Zealand former

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footballer who represented

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in the 1954 World Cup.

Playing career

McKay played in the

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competition and represented

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. He was first selected to play for the

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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

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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 1955–56 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain and France and played his last test for New Zealand in 1956 against

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, 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

Team of the Century.

References

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