Bill Mountford

William Frederick Mountford is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New [Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand].

Playing career

Born in Blackball on the West [Coast, New Zealand|West Coast] of the South Island, Mountford was one of ten children. Five of them, including Bill, went on to play for the South Island [rugby league team|South Island]. This included Ken, who like Bill also represented New Zealand, and Cecil, who played for Wigan and later coached New Zealand.
Mountford played in one test match for New Zealand, in 1946 against the 1946 [Great Britain Lions tour|touring Great Britain Lions].