Born: July 6, 1938 – Auckland
Died: April 18, 2015 – Bay of Islands
Test record: 4 Tests (1965) – 1 try (3 points)
Tours: 1959 tour of Australia, 1965-66 tour of Britain and France

Marist hooker Bill Schultz was a 20-year-old Kiwi tourist to Australia in 1959, before earning a recall and playing four Tests on the 1965-66 tour of Britain and France after six years in the international wilderness.

Schultz played seven minor matches on the ’59 trip across the Tasman – all victories – and scored tries against Central Queensland and Ipswich, but Jock Butterfield was an immovable presence in the Test line-up.

He represented Auckland against France in 1964 and, despite losing the provincial hooking role to Len Morgan in 1965, was recalled by the New Zealand selectors for the tour of Britain and France with Wellington rake Colin O’Neil.

Schultz toured and made his Test debut alongside his younger brother, utility-back Paul, scoring New Zealand’s only try in his maiden Test debut – the 15-9 second-Test loss at Odsal Stadium. He retained the spot for the drawn third Test against Great Britain and the first two Tests against France (both losses) among 16 appearances on tour.

Ousted by O’Neil for the 1966 home series against the Lions and usurped by Morgan in the pecking order for the 1967 tour of Australia, Schultz joined Sydney club Eastern Suburbs in 1968 and played 15 first-grade games across three seasons.