Paul Schultz (rugby league)
{{Short description|New Zealand rugby league footballer (1940–2024)}}
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|fullname = Paul Joseph Schultz[http://www.nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=S&id=434 SCHULTZ, Paul Joseph – 1965, 1967 – 68] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405174420/http://www.nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=S&id=434 |date=2012-04-05 }} nzleague.co.nz
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|death_place = Ōtāhuhu, New Zealand
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|yearAstart = 1961
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Paul Joseph Schultz (26 January 1940 – 9 February 2024) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1968 World Cup.
Early life and family
Schultz was born on 26 January 1940.{{cite news |url=https://notices.nzherald.co.nz/nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/name/paul-schultz-obituary?id=54345051 |title=Paul Schultz obituary |date=12 February 2024 |work=The New Zealand Herald |access-date=16 May 2024}} His older brother, Bill, was also a rugby league footballer.{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/william-Schultz/summary.html|title=Bill Schultz Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}
Playing career
Schultz played for Marist in the Auckland Rugby League competition and was part of the 1965 and 1966 champion sides. Schultz later played for Point Chevalier. He represented Auckland and was part of the sides that defeated South Africa 10–4 in 1963 and Australia in 1969.Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909–2009, 2009. {{ISBN|978-1-86969-366-4}}.
Schultz was first selected for New Zealand in 1965 and played eight test matches in total. He was included in the Kiwis squad for the 1968 World Cup.{{fact|date=January 2024}}
Death
Schultz died at Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, on 9 February 2024, at the age of 84.{{cite web |url=https://nzrl.co.nz/the-passing-of-paul-schultz/ |title=The passing of Kiwi #434 Paul Schultz |date=14 February 2024 |publisher=New Zealand Rugby League |access-date=16 May 2024}}
References
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{{New Zealand 1968 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
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Category:Auckland rugby league team players
Category:Marist Saints players
Category:New Zealand national rugby league team players
Category:New Zealand rugby league players