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| Full name | Neville Leon Denton[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1934-07-22)22 July 1934 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 March 2015(2015-03-27) (aged 80) Paparimu, Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Neville Leon Denton (22 July 1934 – 27 March 2015) was a New Zealandrugby league player who representedNew Zealand in the1954 and1960 World Cup.[2]
Denton, anAuckland representative, played in 13 test matches for theNew Zealand national rugby league team between 1954 and 1963. During this time Denton attended the1954,1957 and1960 World Cups. However he did not play a match in the 1957 World Cup. Denton was also part of the Auckland teams that defeatedFrance 15–8 in 1960,Australia 13–8 in 1961 andGreat Britain 46–13 in 1962.[4]
Denton, along withRon Ackland andGary Phillips, withdrew from the 1961 tour of Great Britain due to a dispute over allowances.[4] He played for the "Northern Districts" team during theAuckland Rugby League's "district era". The team was a combination ofNorthcote Tigers and North Shore Albions.[4] He also played forMarist.[5]
Denton coachedMarist in 1965 and 1966 and also coachedMangere East.[3][6] Denton later served as the selector-coach ofAuckland between 1971 and 1973.[4]
Denton died on 27 March 2015, aged 80, at hisPaparimu, Auckland residence.[7][8]