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Bill Noonan

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Full Name
William Patrick Noonan
Born
Wednesday, 14th May, 1947
Died
Thursday, 30th December, 2021 (Aged 74 years and 230 days)
Place Of Birth
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Competitions Won

Preseason Cup
1970

Biography

Tough Kiwi Test prop, a member of NZ’s 1967 squad that toured Australia, played in three Tests for his country, all against Australia. Noonan was signed by C’bury secretary Peter Moore (almost as an after-thought) when Moore and club captain Kevin Ryan travelled to NZ to check out local forward Graham Cooksley. Noonan, who set himself exacting standards of physical fitness, brought a hardened edge to the C’bury forward pack in the early 1970s. He played in the club's 1974 grand final loss to Easts but shifted to Newtown at the end of the decade as part of the club's rebuilding program.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tests (Senior International Matches) -2131-1----3---12-33.33%List
Tour MatchesCanterbury (NZ)CNZ-3-3------------3-0.00%List
Tour MatchesNew ZealandNZL-7293-3----9---54-55.56%List
Test Series -2131-1----3---12-33.33%List
Representative Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tour MatchesSouthern Zone (NZ)SOU-2-2-----------11-50.00%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) -187919613-13----39--110089751.02%List
NRL Finals -10-101-1----3---46-40.00%List
Preseason Cup 1322342-2----6--11814252.94%List
Midweek Cup -8-8-----------44-50.00%List
Overall StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 2391325218-18----54--2128115950.79%List

Test Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
New Zealand1967, 1969 2131-1----3---12-33.33%List

Australia - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Canterbury1965-66 3-3------------3-0.00%List
Southern Zone (NZ)1967-68 2-2-----------11-50.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
CanterburyCanterbury19701970 NSWRFL 14216-----------106-62.50%List
CanterburyCanterbury19711971 NSWRFL 105151-1----3---78-46.67%List
CanterburyCanterbury19721972 NSWRFL 14-142-2----6---77-50.00%List
CanterburyCanterbury19731973 NSWRFL 182201-1----3---109150.00%List
CanterburyCanterbury19741974 NSWRFL 23-23-----------158-65.22%List
CanterburyCanterbury19751975 NSWRFL 23-231-1----3---1110247.83%List
CanterburyCanterbury19761976 NSWRFL 20-202-2----6---117255.00%List
CanterburyCanterbury19771977 NSWRFL 14-141-1----3---76150.00%List
CanterburyCanterbury19781978 NSWRFL 16-162-2----6---106-62.50%List
NewtownNewtown19791979 NSWRFL 18-181-1----3---513-27.78%List
NewtownNewtown19801980 NSWRFL 17-172-2----6--179141.18%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Canterbury1970-78 152916110-10----30---8867654.66%List
Newtown1979-80 35-353-3----9--11222134.29%List

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  • Anonymous
    31 Dec 2021 4:20pm

    Bill Noonan passed away just recently aged 74

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, AJ Lucantonio, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Wests Archives, Tony McCarron, Bill Bates

Sources:Castleford Tigers Heritage, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Widnes RLFC History, RFL Player Registers