Harold "Circus" Owen Hayward (1883–1970) was a New Zealand rugby football player who represented New Zealand in both rugby union and rugby league. His brother, Morgan, also represented New Zealand in rugby league.
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| Full name | Harold Owen Hayward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 May 1883 Blenheim, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 July 1970 (aged 87) Thames, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Flanker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Morgan Hayward (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career
editGrowing up in Thames, Hayward played rugby union for the Goldfields sub-union and represented Auckland. His 33 appearances for Auckland between 1903 and 1911 were, however, sporadic – undoubtedly because he lived so far away from the city.[1]
Hayward played for New Zealand against the touring Anglo-Welsh Lions in on 25 July 1908.[2] He also made his sole appearance for the North Island in 1908.[1]
Rugby league career
editHayward switched to rugby league in 1912 and made an immediate impact, playing for Thames, Auckland and touring Australia with New Zealand that year.[3] Like Goldfields, Thames was a sub-league of the Auckland Rugby League at the time.
Hayward captained the 1913 New Zealand tour of Australia and played for Auckland against Great Britain in 1914.[4][5]
Return to rugby union
editHayward returned to rugby union after World War One.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Circus Hayward allblacks.com
- ^ Circus Hayward scrum.com
- ^ John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908–2008. Huia Publishers. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2.
- ^ HAYWARD, Harold Owen 1912 – 13 – Kiwi #75 Archived 1 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
- ^ Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909–2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.