James David Austin is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1954 World Cup.[2]
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| Full name | James David Austin[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career edit
Austin played in the Auckland Rugby League competition and was first selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1954, playing a Test against the touring Great Britain side. He was then included in the New Zealand squad for the 1954 World Cup and played in two matches.
Austin also played for the Auckland side that defeated Great Britain 5–4 at Carlaw Park that year.[3]
References edit
- ^ AUSTIN, James David - 1954 Archived 5 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.