Personal information | ||||||
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Full name | William James Calder | |||||
Born | New Zealand | |||||
Playing information | ||||||
Position | Prop | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
Unknown (WCRL) | ||||||
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
West Coast | ||||||
1929–1936 | South Island | |||||
1930–1936 | New Zealand | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: RLP |
William James "Jim" Calder[1] is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented his country. His grandson, Quentin Pongia, also played for New Zealand.[2]
Calder first played in the West Coast Rugby League competition and represented the West Coast and the South Island.[3] He made his debut for New Zealand in 1930 and played in his first Test match in 1932. Calder went on to play in eight Test matches for New Zealand.