William Patrick Noonan[2] (14 May 1947 – 30 December 2021) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played for the Linwood Keas, the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, the Newtown Jets and for the New Zealand national side.[1][3] He played for Canterbury against Australia as an 18-year-old in 1965.[4] Noonan played in seven games (one Test) on the New Zealand national rugby league team 1967 tour of Australia and in two home Test matches against Australia in 1969. He also represented the South Island, Southern Zone and various age group sides before he was signed by the Bulldogs from the New Zealand Rugby League for a $6,000 transfer fee in 1970. He was Peter Moore's first signing for the Bulldogs.[5] He played for Canterbury-Bankstown in their loss in the 1974 NSWRFL season's grand final.

Bill Noonan
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Patrick Noonan
Born(1947-05-14)14 May 1947
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Died30 December 2021(2021-12-30) (aged 74)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionProp, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Linwood Keas
1970–78 Canterbury-Bankstown 161 9 0 0 27
1979–80 Newtown Jets 35 2 0 0 6
Total 196 11 0 0 33
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1965–69 Canterbury 25
1965 South Island
1967 Southern Zone
1967–69 New Zealand 3 1 0 0 3
Source: [1]
As of 25 July 2006

Background

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Bill Noonan was born in Canterury Region into an Irish-New Zealander Roman Catholic family.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ NOONAN, William Patrick 1967, 1969 - Kiwi #460 Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  3. ^ Lion Red 1988 Rugby League Annual, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1988. p.p.160-167
  4. ^ Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
  5. ^ Coffey and Wood The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League ISBN 1-86971-090-8