Bill Davidson (rugby league)

Bill Davidson is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand.[1]

Bill Davidson
Personal information
Full nameWilliam John Davidson
BornNew Zealand
Playing information
PositionFullback, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1914–23 City Rovers 45 126 3 393
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1918–23 Auckland 15 18 34 0 122
1922 Auckland Province 1 0 3 0 6
1919–21 New Zealand 2 1 1 0 5
Source: [1]

A brother, Ben, also played for New Zealand while another brother, George, represented New Zealand at the 1920 Olympic Games.

Playing career

A goalkicking fullback, Davidson played for the City Rovers between 1914 and 1923 in the Auckland Rugby League competition.

Davidson represented Auckland and scored 5 tries in his debut against Canterbury[2]. He also played in a 1919 defeat of Australia, a 1920 victory over the Great Britain Lions and a 1923 tour of the South Island.[3]

In 1919 he was first picked for New Zealand, playing against the touring Australians. He played his second test match in 1920, against Great Britain.[4]. In 1922 he played for Auckland against the touring New South Wales team where Auckland lost 40 points to 25. He played against the same team days later for the Auckland Provincial team who also went down by 21 points to 20.

Administration career

Davidson later served as an administrator in league, swimming and athletics. He represented the City Rovers on the Auckland Rugby League board and also represented the Canterbury Rugby League on the New Zealand Rugby League Board.[5]

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "Auckland Defeats Canterbury/Forty-Five Points to Nine". New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16956. 1918-09-16. p. 3. Retrieved 2019-08-10.
  3. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
  4. William John DAVIDSON, William John (1919 - 21) nzleague.co.nz
  5. Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987
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