Willie Southorn
New Zealand rugby league footballer
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| Full name | William Peter Southorn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Willie Southorn is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand.[1]
Playing career
Southorn played for Taranaki and the New Zealand Māori side.[2]
In 1966 and 1967 Southorn played two test matches for the New Zealand national rugby league team.[3]
Legacy
In 2008 he was named in the Taranaki Rugby League Team of the Century.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p. 183. ISBN 9781869693312.
- ^ SOUTHORN, William Peter - 1966 - 67 nzleague.co.nz
- ^ "Dream team of century is named". Taranaki Daily News. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
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The Taranaki Rugby League Team of the Century (1908–2008)
- 1. Dave Watson
- 2. Babe Hooker
- 3. Ron McKay
- 4. Willie Talau
- 5. Ernest Buckland
- 6. Tony Kemp
- 7. Issac Luke
- 8. Bruce Gall
- 9. Howie Tamati
- 10. Willie Southorn
- 11. Graeme West
- 12. Adam Lile
- 13. Barry Harvey.
- 14. Jack McLeod
- 15. Fred White
- 16. Lance Moir
- 17. Jim Parker
- 18. Charles Hunt.
- Coach: Alan Marshall
- Referee: Graham Church
