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 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
Sth Island 1964, 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:

1963: Wing - 12 games - 12 tries (36 pts)
1964: Sth Island: Wing - 1 game
1964: Wing - 15 games - 15 tries (45 pts)
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: 45 games (135 pts): Wai: 29 games (21 pts)
Others: 11 games (39 pts)

Total: 97 games (228 pts)