William Joseph Reedy (8 June 1880 — 1 April 1939) was a New Zealand rugby union international.[1]
| Full name | William Joseph Reedy | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 June 1880 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Buller, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1 April 1939 (aged 58) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Ross, Porirua, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
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Reedy, a forward, played rugby in his native Buller District for the White Star club, before taking up a job in the Hutt Valley when he was 27.[2] He joined Wellington club Petone and made his representative debut with Wellington in 1907.[1]
In 1908, Reedy was capped twice by the All Blacks against the touring Anglo-Welsh team, for the 2nd Test draw in Wellington and 3rd Test win in Auckland. The Anglo-Welsh were retrospectively classed as a British Lions side.[1][3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Bill Reedy #157". stats.allblacks.com.
- ^ Stevenson, Scotty (10 September 2020). "The first XV of NZ rugby clubs: White Star Rugby FC". NZ Herald.
- ^ "Rugby Rep's. Belated Request". Auckland Star. 13 September 1934. p. 6.
External links
edit- Bill Reedy at ESPNscrum