John Newton (rugby league)

John Newton

Personal information
Born	(1920-03-09)9 March 1920 Runanga, New Zealand
Died	9 November 1991(1991-11-09) (aged 71) Greymouth, New Zealand
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Runanga (WCRL) Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1939–51 West Coast 1939–51 South Island 2 2 0 0 6 1946–50 New Zealand 13 2 0 0 6
Source: [1]

John Newton (9 March 1920 – 9 November 1991) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand.^[1]

Playing career

Newton played for Runanga in the West Coast Rugby League competition. He represented both the West Coast and the South Island.^[2]

He was first selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1946, playing against the touring Great Britain Lions. He toured Great Britain and France in 1947 and Australia in 1948 as well as playing in home tests against Australia and Great Britain.^[1][3]

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
3. NEWTON, John (1946 - 50)^{[permanent dead link‍]} nzleague.co.nz