William Schultz (rugby league)
New Zealand international rugby league footballer and coach
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William Thomas Schultz (6 July 1938 – 18 April 2015) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played for Eastern Suburbs and the New Zealand national team.[3]
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| Born | 6 July 1938[1] New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 April 2015 (aged 76) Bay of Islands, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 12 st 1 lb (169 lb; 77 kg)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Paul Schultz (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
Schultz played for the Point Chevalier Pirates and Marist Saints in the Auckland Rugby League competition. An Auckland representative, he played for Auckland against France in 1964 and Great Britain in 1966.[4]
He toured Australia with the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1959[2] 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 three seasons. He retired in 1970 following the reserve grade final against Newtown Jets.[5]
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.[6][7]
