William Murray Birtwistle

Surname:

Birtwistle

First names:

William Murray

Known by:

Bill

All Black Player No:

652

All Black games played:

All Black years:

1965 - 1967

Clubs:

Christchurch
Te Awamutu SPOB, Hamilton City

Provincial teams:

Canterbury 1965, 1966
Sth Island 1965, 1966
NZ Trial 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968
Sth Island Trial 1965, 1966
Nth Island 1967
Waikato 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970
Whineray XV 1966

Biography:

1965: AB's: Wing - 4 tests - 2 tries (6 pts)
1965: Sth Island: Wing - 1 game - 2 tries (6 pts)
1965: NZ XV: Wing - 1 game - 1 try (3 pts)
1965: Wing - 10 games - 13 tries (39 pts)
1965: Sth Island Possibles: Wing - 1 game - 2 tries (6 pts)
1966: Sth Island: Wing - 1 game
1966: Wing - 8 games - 5 tries (15 pts)
1966: NZ XV: Wing - 1 game - 1 try (3 pts)
1966: Sth Island Probables: Wing - 1 game
1966: Whineray XV: Wing - 1 game - 4 tries (12 pts)
1967: AB's: Wing - 3 test, 5 tour games - 9 tries (27 pts)
1967: Nth Island: Wing - 1 game - 2 tries (6 pts)
1967: Wing - 5 games - 2 tries (6 pts)
1967: NZ Trial: Wing - 1 game - 1 try (3 pts)
1968: Wing - 10 games
1968: Possibles: Wing - 1 game
1969: Sub - 1 game
1970: Wing [11], Fullback [1], Sub [1] - 13 games - 5 tries (15 pts)

Sub Total: AB's: 12 games (33 pts)
Prov: Ca: 18 games (54 pts): Wai: 29 games (21 pts)
Others: 10 games (39 pts)

Total: 69 games (147 pts)