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List of New Zealand double international sportspeople

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The following is a list of New Zealand double international sportspeople; that is, New Zealanders who have represented their nation in full international sporting events in more than one sport.

Contents

Association football and cricket

  • Grahame Bilby
  • Ces Dacre
  • Ken Hough
  • Don McRae
  • Vic Pollard
    • Note: Hough has the unique distinction of playing cricket for New Zealand and football for both New Zealand and Australia.

    Badminton and cricket

  • Phil Horne

    • Canoeing and surf lifesaving

  • Cory Hutchings

    • Canoeing and swimming

  • Steven Ferguson

    • Cricket and rugby union

  • Bill Carson
  • George Dickinson
  • Brian McKechnie
  • Charlie Oliver
  • Curly Page
  • Eric Tindill
  • Jeff Wilson
    • Note: Martin Donnelly represented New Zealand at cricket and England at rugby union. Eric Tindill uniquely not only played international cricket and rugby union but also officiated as a test cricket umpire and international rugby referee.

    Cycling and speed skating

  • Chris Nicholson

    • Rugby league and rugby union

    In all, 37 sportsmen have represented New Zealand at both rugby codes. The full list can be found at List of dual-code rugby internationals#New Zealand. Below are some of the more notable dual internationals:

  • Frano Botica
  • Marc Ellis
  • Craig Innes
  • George Nepia
  • Matthew Ridge
  • John Timu
  • Sonny Bill Williams

    • Rugby league for New Zealand and rugby union for another country

  • Shontayne Hape (represented England at rugby union)
  • Frederick Stanley Jackson (represented the British Lions at rugby union)
  • Emosi Koloto (represented Tonga at rugby union)
  • Tasesa Lavea (represented Samoa at rugby union)
  • Dally Messenger (represented Australia at rugby union)
  • Henry Paul (represented England at rugby union)
  • Lesley Vainikolo (represented England at rugby union)

    • Rugby union for New Zealand and rugby league for another country

  • John Schuster (represented Samoa at rugby league)
  • Brad Thorn (represented Australia at rugby league)
  • Va'aiga Tuigamala (represented Samoa at rugby league)
    • Note: Frano Botica represented New Zealand at both codes, and also represented Croatia at rugby union.

    Water polo and rugby league

  • Brent Todd

    • Association football and cricket

  • Rebecca Rolls

    • Association football and rugby union

  • Melissa Ruscoe
    • Note: Ruscoe has not only represented New Zealand in both sports, but has also captained both the Football Ferns and Black Ferns.

    Basketball and cricket

  • Suzie Bates

    • Basketball and netball

  • Belinda Colling
  • Donna Wilkins, née Loffhagen

    • Beach volleyball and netball

  • Anna Scarlett

    • Cricket and hockey

  • Sophie Devine
  • Liz Perry

    • Betty Watt (nee Thorner) of Upper Hutt

    Cross-country skiing, cycling, and endurance equestrian events

  • Madonna Harris

    • References

    List of New Zealand double-international sportspeople Wikipedia
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