Wally Desmond

{{Short description|New Zealand international rugby league footballer}}

{{for|the Californian judge|Walter Desmond}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2024}}

{{Infobox rugby league biography

|name = Wally Desmond

|fullname = Walter Leslie Desmond

|image =File:Wally Desmond.png

|imagesize =

|caption =

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1906|01|06|df=y}}

|birth_place = New Zealand

|death_date =

|death_place =

|height = {{convert|5|ft|8|in|m|abbr=on}}

|weight = {{convert|11|st|10|lb|kg|abbr=on}}

|position = {{rlp|WG|CE|SO}}

|club1 = Linwood

|year1start = 1925

|year1end =

|appearances1 = 12

|tries1 = 7

|goals1 = 10

|fieldgoals1 = 1

|points1 = 43

|club2 = Inangahua

|year2start = 1925

|year2end =

|appearances2 = 2

|tries2 = 0

|goals2 = 1

|fieldgoals2 = 0

|points2 = 2

|club3 = Leeds

|year3start = 1927

|year3end = 29

|appearances3 = 42

|tries3 = 10

|goals3 = 0

|fieldgoals3 = 0

|points3 = 30

|club4 = {{nowrap|→ Castleford (trial)}}

|year4start = 1929

|year4end = 30

|appearances4 = 2

|tries4 = 0

|goals4 = 0

|fieldgoals4 = 0

|points4 = 0

|club5 = Batley

|year5start = 1930

|year5end = 31

|appearances5 = 50

|tries5 = 5

|goals5 = 10

|fieldgoals5 = 0

|points5 = 35

|club6 = Bramley

|year6start = 1931

|year6end = 33

|appearances6 = 56

|tries6 = 1

|goals6 = 29

|fieldgoals6 = 0

|points6 = 61

|teamA = Canterbury

|yearAstart = 1925

|yearAend =

|appearancesA = 2

|triesA = 5

|goalsA = 3

|fieldgoalsA = 0

|pointsA = 19

|teamB = West Coast

|yearBstart = 1925

|yearBend =

|appearancesB = 1

|triesB = 1

|goalsB = 0

|fieldgoalsB = 0

|pointsB = 3

|teamC = Wellington

|yearCstart = 1926

|yearCend =

|appearancesC = 1

|triesC = 2

|goalsC = 0

|fieldgoalsC = 0

|pointsC = 6

|teamD = North Island

|yearDstart = 1926

|yearDend =

|appearancesD = 1

|triesD = 1

|goalsD = 0

|fieldgoalsD = 0

|pointsD = 3

|teamE = New Zealand XIII

|yearEstart = 1926

|yearEend =

|appearancesE = 1

|triesE = 1

|goalsE = 0

|fieldgoalsE = 0

|pointsE = 3

|teamF = NZ Trial

|yearFstart = 1926

|yearFend =

|appearancesF = 1

|triesF = 2

|goalsF = 0

|fieldgoalsF = 0

|pointsF = 6

|teamG = New Zealand

|yearGstart = 1926

|yearGend = 27

|appearancesG = 16 (1)

|triesG = 9

|goalsG = 0

|fieldgoalsG = 0

|pointsG = 27

|new = yes

|retired = yes

|updated = 12 June 2021

|source = {{cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers|title=New Zealand Newspapers at Papers Past|accessdate=12 June 2021}}

}}

Walter Leslie Desmond (born 6 January 1906) was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for New Zealand, and Wellington, and at club level for Leeds,{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/international-rugby-league/news/article.cfm?c_id=518&objectid=10474842|title=League: Attitude needs adjusting|publisher=nzherald.co.nz|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}} Castleford,{{cite web|url=http://thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=446|title=Profile at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk|publisher=thecastlefordtigers.co.uk|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}} Batley and Bramley, as a {{rlp|wg|ce}}, or {{rlp|so}},{{cite web|url=http://nzrl.co.nz/roll-of-honour.aspx|title=Roll of Honour at nzrl.co.nz|publisher=nzrl.co.nz|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://nzrl.co.nz/past-kiwis/past-kiwis-caps-D.aspx|title=Past Kiwis → D at nzrl.co.nz|publisher=nzrl.co.nz|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nzleague.co.nz/pages/kiwis_players.php?player=184|title=Profile at nzleague.co.nz|publisher=nzleague.co.nz|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}} and he was Chairman of the Leeds & District rugby league referees' society in the late 1950s and early 1960s.