William Tyler (rugby)
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| Full name | William Thomas Tyler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 August 1880 New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 May 1919 (age 39) Nihotupu, Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Stand-off, Halfback, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William "Bill" Thomas Tyler1907-1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain. His older brother George Tyler also played rugby for City and Auckland, and represented the All Blacks 36 times from 1903 to 1906.
Rugby Football
Wellington.[3]
Tyler had scored the winning try and was well known for this deed.
Rugby League
In 1907 Tyler joined the
New Zealand Rugby Union. While on tour he played in six test matches and scored the match winning try in the third test against Great Britain.[3] He then played in the first ever trans-Tasman test which was the debut match of the Australia national rugby league team
. In all tour games Tyler scored three tries.
Following the tour's return to New Zealand Tyler became one of the founding member of the
Charles Dunning. He also played for Auckland and was part of the first ever provincial rugby league match in New Zealand, in which Auckland defeated Wellington 16-14.[3]
Death
Tyler died while under anaesthetic due to respiratory failure. He had been ill for quite some time. He was working as a blacksmith and living at Nihotupu in West Auckland at the time of his death. He was buried at Waikaraka Cemetery (Area 3, Block 8, Plot 109).[4]
References
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ TYLER, William Thomas 1907 - 08 - Kiwi #22 nzleague.co.nz
- ^ ISBN 0-473-03864-1
- ^ "William Thomas Tyler". Auckland Council. Retrieved 20 April 2024.