William Thomas Schultz (6 July 1938 – 18 April 2015) was a New Zealand

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footballer who played for Eastern Suburbs and the New Zealand national team.

Playing career

Schultz played for the

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and

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in the Auckland Rugby League competition. An Auckland representative, he played for Auckland against

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in 1964 and

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in 1966.Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009'', 2009. . He toured Australia with the

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in 1959 and toured France and England in 1965, scoring one test try. In 1968, Schultz moved to Australia to play for the

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in the

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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

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