Phil Bancroft

Philip William Bancroft[2] is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand in two Test matches in 1989.

Phil Bancroft

Personal information
Full name	Philip William Bancroft
Born	New Zealand
Playing information
Position	Halfback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1985–86 Rochdale Hornets 19 4 13 0 42 1988–19?? Glenora Bears 1992 City-Pt Chev 1994 Canterbury Cardinals 8 2 3 0 14 Total 27 6 16 0 56 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 19??–1987 Canterbury 19??–1987 South Island 1988–19?? Auckland 1989 New Zealand 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Playing career

A Canterbury and South Island representative in the 1980s,[3] Bancroft played for the Glenora Bears in the Auckland Rugby League competition and also represented Auckland.[4] In 1988, 1989 and 1990 Bancroft won the Painter Rosebowl Trophy for being the leading goalscorer in the competition.

Bancroft played for English Rugby League Club Rochdale Hornets in the 1985/86 season, enjoying a good season but narrowly missing out on promotion.

In 1989 Bancroft was called up to the New Zealand national rugby league team and played in two test matches against Great Britain.[5][6]

Bancroft later returned to Canterbury playing for the Haswell Hornets club and the Canterbury Country Cardinals in the 1994 Lion Red Cup.[7][8]

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. BANCROFT, Philip William 1989 - Kiwi #610 Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
3. 1986 Lion Red Rugby League Annual, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1986. p.133
4. "Rugby League". The New Zealand Herald. 18 May 2003. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
5. 1989 First Test: Great Britain 16 New Zealand 24 Cherry and White
6. 1989 Second Test: Great Britain 26 New Zealand 6 Cherry and White
7. Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994. p.p.187-193
8. Halswell's happy memories of a loss The Press, 25 June 2004