Bill Hardcastle

Bill Hardcastle
Birth nameWilliam Robert Hardcastle[1]
Date of birth(1874-08-30)30 August 1874[1]
Place of birthWellington, New Zealand
Date of death11 July 1944(1944-07-11) (aged 69)[1]
Place of deathRandwick[1]
SchoolPetone High
Rugby union career
Position(s) flanker[1]
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1895–97 Petone ()
1897–98 Melrose ()
1899–1908 Glebe RUFC ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1895–97 Wellington ()
1897 North Island ()
1899 New South Wales ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1897 New Zealand 0 (0)
1899–1903[1] Australia 2 (0)
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionSecond rower
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1908 Ipswich
1909–10 Glebe Dirty Reds 13 18
Total 13 0 0 0 18
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1908 Queensland 2 0
1910–14 Australia 7 3

William Robert Hardcastle (30 August 1874 – 11 July 1944) born in Wellington, New Zealand was a pioneer New Zealand and Australian rugby union player and an Australian rugby league footballer. He represented both countries in union and Australia in league. He was one of the first dual-code rugby internationals.

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Scrum.com player profile of Bill Hardcastle". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.