Bill Burgoyne

Bill Burgoyne
Personal information
Full nameWilliam John Edward Burgoyne[1]
Born20 December 1946
New Zealand
Died16 November 1999(1999-11-16) (aged 52)
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Marist Saints
Bay Roskill Vikings
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1968–1969 Auckland
1972–74 New Zealand 4 1 0 0 3
Source: [2]

William John Edward Burgoyne (20 December 1946 – 16 November 1999)[3][4] was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand in the 1972 World Cup.

Playing career

Burgoyne played for both the Marist Saints and the Bay Roskill Vikings in the Auckland Rugby League competition. In 1968 he was selected for Auckland.[5] He again played for Auckland in 1969, including in Auckland's 14-15 loss to Australia. He played for the New Zealand Māori side in 1972.[6]

He was first selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1972, as part of the squad for that year's World Cup. He played in three games at the tournament, scoring a try against Great Britain. He played one more test for New Zealand, again against Great Britain, in 1974.[citation needed]

Personal life

Burgoyne's daughter Leilani Tamu is a writer, a former diplomat and an aspiring candidate for the New Zealand Green Party. She has spoken frankly about her father's severe gambling addiction, indirectly leading to his early death at the age of 52.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ William John Edward BURGOYNE, William John Edward (1970 - 74) # 487[permanent dead link‍] nzleague.co.nz
  2. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ William John Edward Burgoyne at billiongraves.com
  4. ^ Tony Potter, Hard-working hooker couldn't quit gambling, Sunday Star Times, pA11, 21 November 1999
  5. ^ Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
  6. ^ John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p. 188. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2.
  7. ^ Dale Husband, Leilani Tamu: Was John Key lying to us?, e-tangata.co.nz, 12 March 2017
  8. ^ Stacey Kirk, More big names in Greens, Dominion Post, 14 February 2017