Bill Birtwistle

{{Short description|New Zealand rugby union player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=November 2021}}

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| name = Bill Birtwistle

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| birth_name = William Murray Birtwistle

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1939|07|04|df=y}}

| birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand

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| ru_position = Wing

| height = 1.80 m

| weight = 73 kg

| repteam1 = {{nrut|New Zealand}}

| repyears1 = 1965–1967

| repcaps1 = 7

| reppoints1 = 12

| province1 = {{Rut|Auckland}}

| province2 = {{Rut|Canterbury}}

| province3 = {{Rut|Waikato}}

| provinceyears1 = 1961

| provinceyears2 = 1962–1966

| provinceyears3 = 1967–1970

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| provinceapps3 = 29

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| relatives = Mark Birtwistle (nephew)

| school = Mount Roskill Grammar School

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William Murray Birtwistle (born 4 July 1939) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A wing three-quarter, Birtwistle represented {{Rut|Auckland}}, {{Rut|Canterbury}} and {{Rut|Waikato}} at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1965 to 1967. He played 12 matches for the All Blacks including seven internationals.{{cite web |url=http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/profile.asp?ABID=58 |title=Bill Birtwistle |last=Luxford |first=Bob |publisher=New Zealand Rugby Union |access-date=19 November 2021}}