Laurie Olliff
New Zealand rugby league footballer
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Full name | Lawrence John Olliff[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Laurie Olliff is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand in the 1960 World Cup.
Playing career
Olliff played for Western United in the Auckland Rugby League competition. Western United were a combination of Mount Albert and Point Chevalier and won the Fox Memorial in 1959.[3]
In 1960 he was selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team and played in two matches at the 1960 World Cup. He was part of the Auckland side that defended the Northern Union Cup in 1961.[3]
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New Zealand squad – 1960 Rugby League World Cup
- Ron Ackland
- Jock Butterfield
- Mel Cooke
- Reg Cooke
- Neville Denton
- Cyril Eastlake
- Reese Griffiths
- Tom Hadfield
- Cliff Johnson (c)
- Trevor Kilkelly
- Henry Maxwell
- George Menzies
- Laurie Olliff
- Gary Phillips
- Tom Reid
- Keith Roberts
- Bill Sorensen
- George Turner
- Coach: Travers Hardwick