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Bill Shankland

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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 Joseph Shankland
Born
Thursday, 25th July, 1907
Died
Monday, 14th September, 1998 (Aged 91 years and 51 days)
Place Of Birth
Bondi, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Brother
George Shankland

Competitions Won

Interstate Series
1929, 1930
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1929, 1930

Biography

Australian Test winger later had a successful career as a professional golfer. Playing for Glebe in 1928, Shankland represented NSW as five-eighth but moved to Easts the following year and shifted to his favoured wing role. Touring with the 1929-30 Kangaroos, the Easts flankman played in all four Tests on the historic tour and was top try-scorer (24 tries) and second highest point-scorer with 104pts (24t, 16g). Returning to Australia, he moved to Leeton in the Riverina as captain-coach before coming back to England and playing with Warrington. He captained the club in two Wembley Cup finals (1933 and 1936) and premiership finals (1935 and 1937) before his retirement in 1938. Shankland later turned his talents to golf and finished third in the 1939 British Open and fifth in the same event in 1948.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Additional Notes

Became an amateur golfer after he retired from Rugby League. He finished 3rd at the British Open in 1939.

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 6 - 6 3-3 3 / 5 60.00% - - 15 - - - 2 3 1 33.33% List
Other International Matches - 2 - 2 --- -     - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
The Ashes - 4 - 4 3-3 -     - - 9 - - - 1 2 1 25.00% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 23 - 23 24-24 16     - - 104 - - - 16 6 1 69.57% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 11 - 11 13-13 8     - - 55 - - - 9 2 - 81.82% List
Tour Matches Warrington WolvesWTN - 2 - 2 --- 1     - - 2 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Test Series - 4 - 4 3-3 -     - - 9 - - - 1 2 1 25.00% List
Interstate Series 2 5 - 5 3-3 -     - - 9 - - - 4 1 - 80.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City vs Country Firsts 2 2 - 2 2-2 -     - - 6 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country 2 2 - 2 2-2 -     - - 6 - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Country Carnival - 3 - 3 2-2 5     - - 16 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 22 - 22 12-12 8     - - 52 - - - 7 13 2 31.82% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  61 - 61 51-51 33     - - 219 - - - 36 22 3 59.02% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1929-30   5 - 5 3-3 3     - - 15 - - - 2 2 1 40.00% List
Other 1933   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Dominion XIII 1936-37   2 - 2 --- -     - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Western Division 1925   2 - 2 1-1 5     - - 13 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
NSW Firsts 1928-30   11 - 11 13-13 8     - - 55 - - - 9 2 - 81.82% List
NSW City Firsts 1929   1 - 1 1-1 -     - - 3 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Kangaroos 1930   1 - 1 1-1 2     - - 7 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1930   1 - 1 1-1 -     - - 3 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
GlebeGlebe 19271927 NSWRFL   7 - 72-2 1     - - 8 - - - 2 5 - 28.57% List
GlebeGlebe 19281928 NSWRFL   6 - 6--- 5     - - 10 - - - 2 4 - 33.33% List
Eastern SuburbsEastern Suburbs 19291929 NSWRFL   9 - 910-10 2     - - 34 - - - 3 4 2 33.33% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Glebe 1927-28   13 - 13 2-2 6     - - 18 - - - 4 9 - 30.77% List
Eastern Suburbs 1929   9 - 9 10-10 2     - - 34 - - - 3 4 2 33.33% List

Your Say

  • Tom curran
    30 Sep 2016 4:49am

    I grew up in potters bar when bill and tony jacklin played I was a young caddy and remember him now with great fondness and a great teacher one comment tony jacklin would never have succeeded without bill and a club member Wally de Badmey who supported him financially

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Tony McCarron, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates, Tim Costello

Sources: Wakefield Trinity Heritage