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词条 Bill Sorensen
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  1. Playing career

  2. Coaching career

  3. Legacy

  4. References

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}}William (Bill) Sorensen was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1954, 1957 and 1960 World Cups. His brother Dave also played for the Kiwis as did two of his nephews; Dane and Kurt.[2]

Playing career

Sorensen was a member of the Ponsonby United Rugby League Club and represented Auckland.[3]

He played in twenty four tests for the New Zealand national rugby league team, including seven games at the 1954, 1957 and 1960 World Cups. He was selected to go on the 1955–56 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain and France. After the 1957 World Cup Sorensen played for the Rest of the World against Australia.

Sorensen also represented the New Zealand Māori side.[4] He retired following the 1960 World Cup.[5]

In 1963 Sorensen was player-coach for a New South Wales country team.[6]

Coaching career

Sorensen was the Auckland coach when they competed in the grand slam in 1977, defeating Australia, France and Great Britain in a three-week period.[7]

He also served as a selector for the New Zealand national rugby league team.[8]

Legacy

He was made a life member of the New Zealand Rugby League in 1991.[8]

Sorensen died in 1996, leaving behind his widow Olga.

His daughter is Debbie Sorensen a prominent Pacific Health leader [7]

He was inducted into the New Zealand Rugby League's "Legends of League" in 2000.[9]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/william-sorensen/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
2. ^Coffey and Wood The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League {{ISBN|1-86971-090-8}}
3. ^Centenary Test marks first International on home soil {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101023173014/http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=37930|date=October 23, 2010}} rleague.com, 22 October 2010
4. ^{{cite book| last =John Coffey, Bernie Wood| first =| authorlink =| coauthors =| title = 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008| publisher =Huia Publishers| year = 2008| location =| pages = 139| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=nklWo8vw-iIC&printsec=frontcover| doi =| id =| isbn =978-1-86969-331-2}}
5. ^Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. {{ISBN|978-1-86969-366-4}}. p.183.
6. ^{{Cite news | last = Goodman| first = Tom| coauthors = | title = Hands off the Kiwis| work = The Sun-Herald| place = Australia| page = 44| language = | publisher = | date = 9 June 1963| url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QRIfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-eUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3046,2423739| accessdate = 12 October 2010}}
7. ^Warriors to mark 30th Anniversary of Auckland's unique grand slam {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211215659/http://rleague.com/db/article.php?id=28965 |date=2010-02-11}} warriors.co.nz, 19 August 2007
8. ^Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1991 New Zealand Rugby League, 1991. p.19
9. ^Legends of League {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20120911135536/http://www.nzrl.co.nz/legends-of-league.aspx |date=2012-09-11}} New Zealand Rugby League
{{New Zealand 1954 Rugby League World Cup squad}}{{New Zealand 1957 Rugby League World Cup squad}}{{New Zealand 1960 Rugby League World Cup squad}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Sorensen, Bill}}

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