Tom Hadfield (rugby league)

Tom Hadfield
Personal information
Full name	Bernard Thomas Hadfield
Playing information
Position	Wing
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	Northern Districts
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	Auckland
1956–1961	New Zealand	18	15	0	0	45
	Rest of the World	1
Source: RLP

Bernard Thomas "Tom" Hadfield is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented his country in the 1957 and 1960 World Cups and retired as the highest try-scorer in the New Zealand national side's history.

Playing career

A Northcote Tigers player, Hadfield was an Auckland representative. He was part of the Northcote club during the Auckland Rugby League's district era and so played for Northern Districts - an amalgamation of the Northcote and North Shore clubs.^[1]

Hadfield first made the New Zealand Kiwis in 1956. He went on to play 15 Tests for the Kiwis, including at the 1957 and 1960 World Cups. After the 1960 World Cup Tom played for the Rest of the World vs Great Britain.^[2] He finished his career with a then record 15 tries for the Kiwis, five more than the previous record.^[3] As of 2010 he is 6th equal highest tryscorer for the Kiwis.^[4]

He was inducted into the New Zealand Rugby League's "Legends of League" in 2010.^[5] In 2009 he was named as a member of the New Zealand Rugby League Team of the Century and in 2010 he was made a Legends of Harbour by Harbour Sport.^[6]^[7]^[8]

References

↑ History Northcote & Birkenhead Tigers Rugby League & Sports Club Inc.
↑ Hadfield, Bernard Thomas 1956 - 61 - Kiwi #375 nzleague.co.nz
↑ Rugby League Football An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, originally published in 1966. Accessed from Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand on 1 December 2010, last updated 23 April 2009
↑ Playing Records nzrl.co.nz
↑ Legends of League nzrl.co.nz
↑ "Graham is best in 100 years". The Sunday Star-Times. 2 December 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
↑ 2010 Massey University Harbour Sport Excellence Awards harboursport.co.nz
↑ Team Of The Century nzrl.co.nz

The New Zealand Rugby League Team of the Century (1907–2006)

1. Des White 2. Tom Hadfield 3. Tommy Baxter 4. Roger Bailey 5. Phillip Orchard 6. George Menzies 7. Stacey Jones 8. Cliff Johnson (c) 9. Jock Butterfield 10. Ruben Wiki 11. Mark Graham 12. Ron Ackland 13. Mel Cooke

New Zealand squad – 1957 Rugby League World Cup

Cliff Johnson (c) George Menzies (vc) Pat Creedy Vern Bakalich Neville Denton Tom Hadfield Ron Ackland Bill Sorensen George P. Turner Sel Belsham Jock Butterfield Bill McLennan Henry Maxwell Kevin Pearce Jim Riddell John Yates Rex Percy Keith Bell Coach: Bill Telford

New Zealand squad – 1960 Rugby League World Cup

Ron Ackland Jock Butterfield Mel Cooke Reg Cooke Neville Denton Cyril Eastlake Reese Griffiths Tom Hadfield Cliff Johnson (c) Trevor Kilkelly Henry Maxwell George Menzies Laurie Olliff Gary Phillips Tom Reid Keith Roberts Bill Sorensen George Turner Coach: Travers Hardwick

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