William Tyler (rugby)

Billy Tyler
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Thomas Tyler
Born22 August 1880
New Zealand
Died20 May 1919(1919-05-20) (aged 38)
Nihotupu, Auckland, New Zealand
Playing information
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight86 kg (13 st 8 lb)
Rugby union
PositionWing, Scrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1900–07 City (ARU) 71 35 28 1 170
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1901–06 Auckland B 6 3 0 0 9
1902–07 Auckland Trial 5 2 0 0 6
1904–07 Auckland (inter-union) 6 1 0 0 3
1904–07 Auckland 12 4 0 0 12
Rugby league
PositionCentre, Stand-off, Halfback, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1909 City Rovers 1 1 0 0 3
1909–11 Ponsonby United 8 0 0 0 0
Total 9 1 0 0 3
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1907–08 New Zealand 26 8 2 0 28
1908–09 Auckland 7 2 11 0 28
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RelativesGeorge Tyler (brother)

William "Bill" Thomas Tyler was a New Zealand rugby footballer who was part of the professional 1907-1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain. His older brother George Tyler also played rugby for City and Auckland, and represented the All Blacks 36 times from 1903 to 1906.