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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 Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 2 1 3 1-1 - - - - 3 - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
Tour Matches Canterbury (NZ)CNZ - 3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - - - 3 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches New ZealandNZL - 7 2 9 3-3 - - - - 9 - - - 5 4 - 55.56% List
Test Series - 2 1 3 1-1 - - - - 3 - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tour Matches Southern Zone (NZ)SOU - 2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 187 9 196 13-13 - - - - 39 - - 1 100 89 7 51.02% List
NRL Finals - 10 - 10 1-1 - - - - 3 - - - 4 6 - 40.00% List
Preseason Cup 1 32 2 34 2-2 - - - - 6 - - 1 18 14 2 52.94% List
Midweek Cup - 8 - 8 --- - - - - - - - - 4 4 - 50.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  239 13 252 18-18 - - - - 54 - - 2 128 115 9 50.79% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
New Zealand 1967, 1969   2 1 3 1-1 - - - - 3 - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Canterbury 1965-66   3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - - - 3 - 0.00% List
Southern Zone (NZ) 1967-68   2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
CanterburyCanterbury 19701970 NSWRFL   14 2 16--- - - - - - - - - 10 6 - 62.50% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19711971 NSWRFL   10 5 151-1 - - - - 3 - - - 7 8 - 46.67% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19721972 NSWRFL   14 - 142-2 - - - - 6 - - - 7 7 - 50.00% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19731973 NSWRFL   18 2 201-1 - - - - 3 - - - 10 9 1 50.00% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19741974 NSWRFL   23 - 23--- - - - - - - - - 15 8 - 65.22% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19751975 NSWRFL   23 - 231-1 - - - - 3 - - - 11 10 2 47.83% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19761976 NSWRFL   20 - 202-2 - - - - 6 - - - 11 7 2 55.00% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19771977 NSWRFL   14 - 141-1 - - - - 3 - - - 7 6 1 50.00% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19781978 NSWRFL   16 - 162-2 - - - - 6 - - - 10 6 - 62.50% List
NewtownNewtown 19791979 NSWRFL   18 - 181-1 - - - - 3 - - - 5 13 - 27.78% List
NewtownNewtown 19801980 NSWRFL   17 - 172-2 - - - - 6 - - 1 7 9 1 41.18% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Canterbury 1970-78   152 9 161 10-10 - - - - 30 - - - 88 67 6 54.66% List
Newtown 1979-80   35 - 35 3-3 - - - - 9 - - 1 12 22 1 34.29% 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