John Newton (rugby league)
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Jack / Chang | |||||
| Born | 9 March 1920 Runanga, New Zealand | |||||
| Died | 9 November 1991 (aged 71) Greymouth, New Zealand | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Runanga (WCRL) | ||||||
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1939–1951 | West Coast | |||||
| 1939–1951 | South Island | |||||
| 1946–1950 | New Zealand | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Source: [1] | ||||||
John Newton (9 March 1920 – 9 November 1991) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented his country.
Playing career
Newton played for Runanga in the West Coast Rugby League competition. He represented both the West Coast and the South Island.[2]
He was first selected for the New Zealand Kiwis in 1946, playing against the touring Great Britain Lions. He toured Great Britain and France in 1947 and Australia in 1948 as well as playing in home tests against Australia and Great Britain.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 Jack Newton rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
- ↑ NEWTON, John (1946 - 50) nzleague.co.nz
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