Eddie Heatley
New Zealand rugby league footballer
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Eddie Heatley is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1970 World Cup.[1]
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| Full name | Edwin Duncan Heatley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 August 1948 New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Heatley played for the Otahuhu Leopards in the Auckland Rugby League competition and also represented Auckland. In 1970 he was selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team and played at the 1970 World Cup. He was also involved in the 1971 victory over Australia at Carlaw Park. In 1971 he won the Bert Humphries Medal as most improved forward in the ARL competition.[2]
He spent the 1973 and 1974 seasons with the North Sydney Bears in the NSWRL Premiership.[1]