Phil Bancroft

Phil Bancroft
Personal information
Full namePhilip William Bancroft
Born (1964-06-04) 4 June 1964 (age 62)
Canterbury, New Zealand
Playing information
PositionHalfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1985–86 Rochdale Hornets 19 4 13 0 42
1988–19?? Glenora Bears
1992 City-Pt Chev
1994 Canterbury Cardinals 8 2 3 0 14
Total 27 6 16 0 56
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
19??–1987 Canterbury
19??–87 South Island
1988–?? Auckland
1989 New Zealand 2 0 0 0 0
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Philip William Bancroft is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand in two Test matches in 1989.

Playing career

A Canterbury and South Island representative in the 1980s, Bancroft played for the Glenora Bears in the Auckland Rugby League competition and also represented Auckland. In 1988, 1989 and 1990 Bancroft won the Painter Rosebowl Trophy for being the leading goalscorer in the competition.[citation needed]

Bancroft played for English Rugby League Club Rochdale Hornets in the 1985/86 season, enjoying a good season but narrowly missing out on promotion.[citation needed]

Bancroft was called up to the New Zealand national rugby league team during the 1989 tour of Great Britain and France and played in two test matches against Great Britain.

Bancroft later returned to Canterbury playing for the Halswell Hornets club and the Canterbury Country Cardinals in the 1994 Lion Red Cup.

References

  1. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ↑ BANCROFT, Philip William 1989 - Kiwi #610 Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  3. ↑ 1986 Lion Red Rugby League Annual, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1986. p.133
  4. ↑ "Rugby League". The New Zealand Herald. 18 May 2003. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  5. ↑ 1989 First Test: Great Britain 16 New Zealand 24 Cherry and White
  6. ↑ 1989 Second Test: Great Britain 26 New Zealand 6 Cherry and White
  7. ↑ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994. p.p.187-193
  8. ↑ "Halswell's happy memories of a loss". The Press. 25 June 2004.