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Phillip Orchard

Personal information

Full name

Phillip Charles Orchard

Born

28 July 1948

Died

29 July 2018 (aged 70)

Playing information

Position

Wing

Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
19??–1971	Ngongotaha Chiefs
1972–75	St. George (WRL)
	Total	0	0	0	0	0
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
19??–71	Bay of Plenty
1969–75	New Zealand	21	15	0	0	45
1972–75	Wellington	17

Source: ^[1]

Relatives

Robert Orchard (brother)

Phillip Charles Orchard (28 July 1948 – 29 July 2018)^[2] was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1972 and 1975 World Cups. He was later named in the New Zealand Rugby League's Team of the Century. His brother Robert was also a New Zealand representative.

Playing career

Orchard played with the Ngongotaha Chiefs in the Bay of Plenty Rugby League alongside his three brothers, Robert, Eddie and John. He was a Bay of Plenty representative.

Orchard first made the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1969 and remained a New Zealand representative until 1975, he played in 21 test matches for New Zealand including at two World Cup. His try in the 1971 tour of Great Britain secured New Zealand's first series win on British soil since the 1907-08 All Golds.^[3]

In 1972 Orchard moved to Wellington, joining the St. George club. He scored 29 tries and 30 goals for a total of 141 points in his first season for the club. In 1975 Orchard scored a Wellington club record of 43 tries. Orchard also represented the district in inter-provincial league, playing in 17 matches.^[4]^[5]

He played for the New Zealand Māori side in 1972.^[6]

Legacy

As of 2010, Orchard's 15 tries for the Kiwis puts him at sixth equal on the try-scoring charts.^[7]

He was named one of New Zealand Rugby League's "Legends of League" in 2001 and in 2007 was named in the New Zealand Rugby League's Team of the Century.^[8]^[9]

In 2012 he was named in the Wellington Rugby League's Team of the Century.

References

^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ Sparks, Zizi (2 August 2018). "Orchard family chain broken after league legend Phillip Orchard dies". Rotorua Daily Post. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
^ Three Kiwi Greats Inducted Into New Zealand Legends Of League Archived 19 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com, 17 April 2007
^ Orchard, Phillip Charles 1969 - 72, 1975 - Kiwi #475 nzleague.co.nz
^ Team of the Century - Week 2 Wellington Rugby League
^ John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p. 188. ISBN 9781869693312.
^ Playing Records nzrl.co.nz
^ "Graham is best in 100 years". The Sunday Star-Times. 2 December 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
^ Legends of League New Zealand Rugby League

v t e 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 – 1975 Rugby League World Cup

v t e New Zealand squad – 1972 Rugby League World Cup
Roy Christian (c) Mocky Brereton Bill Burgoyne Tony Coll Warren Collicoat Graeme Cooksley Murray Eade Doug Gailey Peter Gurnick Don Mann Mita Mohi John O'Sullivan Phillip Orchard Bob Paul Brian Tracey Rodney Walker John Whittaker Dennis Williams John Wilson Coach: Des Barchard

v t e The Wellington Rugby League Team of the Century (1912–2012)
1. Warren Collicoat 2. Phillip Orchard 3. Victor Aramoana 4. John Whittaker 5. Bill Kelly 6. Tony Kemp 7. Finley Rasmussen 8. John Lomax 9. Kevin Tamati 10. Colin O'Neil 11. Sam Stewart (c) 12. Stephen Kearney 13. Mike Kuiti . Player of the Century - John Whittaker

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