George Menzies (30 September 1930 – 16 March 2016) was a New Zealand rugby league player and coach who represented New Zealand at three World Cups and coached New Zealand at another World Cup.[2] In 2007 he was named the greatest stand-off New Zealand had ever produced.
Playing career
Menzies was a New Zealand schoolboys representative in 1946.[3]
At the end of his test career, in 1963, Menzies became a player-coach for Harden-Murrumburrah, a New South Wales country team.[5] Before returning to New Zealand to coach the West Coast.[3]
In 1974 and 1975 he was the coach of the Kiwis, taking the team to the 1975 World Cup.
Legacy
His son, Chris, played for the Junior Kiwis and also represented the West Coast.[3]