Don Munro

For the Australian rules footballer, see Don Munro (Australian footballer).
Don Munro
Personal information
Full name Donald Wayne Munro
Nickname Don
Playing information
Position wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1970–1976 Porirua City
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1970–1976 Wellington 36
1974–1975 New Zealand 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Donald "Don" Wayne Munro is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s, playing at representative level for New Zealand (#514), and Wellington, as a wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.[2][3][4]

Playing career

Munro played for the Porirua City club in the Wellington Rugby League competition.[5]

Representative career

Between 1970 and 1976 Munro played thirty six times for Wellington.[5]

Munro was first selected for the New Zealand Kiwis in 1974, in the squad for three test matches against the Great Britain Lions. Munro did not play in that series but he was selected to tour Australia in 1975, scoring six tries in seven games; including four on debut, against Central Queensland, at Rockhampton. He played three test matches later in the year, World Championship matches against France, England, and Wales.[1] He was dropped for the northern hemisphere tour of the Championship and did not play for the Kiwis again.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. "Roll of Honour at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. "Past Kiwis → M at nzrl.co.nz". nzrl.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  4. "Profile at nzleague.co.nz". nzleague.co.nz. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 Team of the Century - Week 2 Wellington Rugby League
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