Bill Stuart (rugby league)


William John "Bill" Stuart is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand.

Playing career

Stuart played for Hornby in the Canterbury Rugby League competition before being selected for New Zealand in 1924 despite having suffered a knee injury in trials that troubled him for the rest of his career. He scored a try in his debut Test against the Great Britain Lions in Auckland and also played in the third Test in Dunedin.
Stuart was a South Island reserve in 1928 and switched to Addington in 1930, helping the club to a Thacker Shield victory.