Born: January 2, 1935 - Auckland
Died: June 4, 2016 - Sydney
Test record: 18 Tests (1961-65) - 0 points
Tours: 1959 tour of Australia, 1961 tour of Britain and France, 1963 tour of Australia, 1965 tour of Britain and France
Ponsonby halfback Bill Snowden had a mortgage of the New Zealand halfback spot during the first half of the 1960s and finished his Test career as Kiwis captain.
The 24-year-old was Canterbury halfback Keith Roberts' understudy on the 1959 tour of Australia but scored five tries in six minor matches.
Snowden represented Auckland and New Zealand Māori against France in 1960, and both teams against Australia in 1961. He made his Test debut against the latter tourists - opposing Australian captain Barry Muir in the second Test - then lined up in all six Tests on the tour of Britain and France at the end of the year.
The wily playmaker played both home Tests against Great Britain in 1962, two of the three Tests on the 1963 tour of Australia and all three Tests against visiting France in 1964.
Snowden was elevated to the captaincy in 1965, leading New Zealand in the split two-Test home series against Australia then being named as skipper of the touring party to Britain and France. He captained the Kiwis in the first two Tests against Great Britain, but his tour was subsequently derailed by a groin injury.
At 31 years of age, Snowden hung up the boots after the 1966 season with Ponsonby, leaving behind a record of 57 matches (including 18 Tests) for New Zealand.