Billy Stead

Billy Stead

Stead in 1903
Birth name	John William Stead
Date of birth	(1877-09-18)18 September 1877
Place of birth	Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Date of death	21 July 1958(1958-07-21) (aged 80)
Place of death	Bluff, Southland, New Zealand
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
School	Southland Boys' High School
Notable relative(s)	John Stead (father)
Occupation(s)	Bootmaker
Rugby union career
Position(s) First five-eighths Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1896–1908 Star Rugby Club () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1896–1908 Southland 52 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1903–08 New Zealand 42 (36) 1910 Māori All Blacks 13 Coaching career Years Team 1921 New Zealand 1921 Māori All Blacks

Billy Stead, born John William Stead, (18 September 1877 – 21 July 1958) was a rugby union player born in Invercargill who played for New Zealand, the All Blacks, on their 1905–06 tour. Stead also played provincially for Southland, and later coached various teams, including Southland and the New Zealand Māori. A bootmaker by trade, he also co-authored The Complete Rugby Footballer with Dave Gallaher, and was a columnist for the Southland Times, and New Zealand Truth.