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| Full name | Wilfred Patterson Guiney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 April 1892 New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 January 1941 (48 years) New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Stand-off, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wilfred Patterson "Bill" Guiney is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand .
Playing career
Guiney represented Addington in the Canterbury Rugby League competition. In 1920 he was selected to play for New Zealand against Great Britain. In the second test match, played at Lancaster Park, he scored New Zealand's try in their 19–3 defeat.
Personal life
He married Marjorie Ross Hawley on 13 July 1926. He died in 1941 leaving behind his wife and a 13 year old son, 12 year old daughter and 3 year old son. He had spent time in Australia and served in the Divisional Ammunition Column of the Australian Imperial Force.
References
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- GUINEY, WILFRED PATTERSON 1920 - KIWI #142 Archived 1 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
- Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987
- "Under the League Code". Evening Star. No. 17426. 9 August 1920. p. 3. Retrieved 1 August 2024 – via Papers Past.
- "The Last Post!". Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 45. 22 February 1941. p. 4. Retrieved 1 November 2020.