Billy Guyton
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17 March 1990
| Born | Billy-John Guyton 17 March 1990 Timaru, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 15 May 2023 (aged 33) Nelson, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Billy-John Aaron Guyton (17 March 1990 – 15 May 2023) was a New Zealand rugby union player. His position was halfback, he played 52 games for provincial side Tasman between 2013 and 2017 as well as playing for the Blues, Hurricanes, Crusaders and the Māori All Blacks.[1]
Guyton established himself as the starting halfback for Tasman during the 2013 ITM Cup in what was a successful season for the side where they won the championship division, with a one point win over Hawke's Bay in the final, 26–25. This promoting the Mako to the premiership division.
Super Rugby
After a strong season for the Mako, Guyton was part of the Hurricanes squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season. After only 1 game for the Hurricanes he was signed as an injury replacement for the Crusaders during the 2015 Super Rugby season after a season ending injury to Willi Heinz.[2]
After only playing another 1 game for the Crusaders, Guyton signed with the Blues for the 2016 and 2017 seasons where he played 24 games.[3]
Māori All Blacks
In October 2016 Guyton, who affiliated with the Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Pikiao, and Ngāti Raukawa iwi, was named in the Māori All Blacks squad for their end of year tour to the Northern Hemisphere.[4]
