Rangi Joass

William Joass (1889–1964) nicknamed "Rangi" was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played for Western Suburbs in the NSWRL competition.

Rangi Joass

Personal information
Full name	William Joass
Born	(1889-09-06)6 September 1889 Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia
Died	8 July 1964(1964-07-08) (aged 74) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Prop, Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1911–22 Western Suburbs Magpies 138 13 1 0 41 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1911–19 New South Wales 4 1 0 0 3 1911–12 Metropolis 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Playing career

Joass made his first grade debut for Western Suburbs in Round 2 1911 against Newtown. In the same year, Joass was selected to play for New South Wales and scored a try on his representative debut against Queensland which ended in The Blues winning 49–0. Joass was also selected to play for Metropolis in 1911.

Joass remained a loyal player to Wests even though the club remained towards the bottom of the ladder. Joass was part of 4 wooden spoon sides in 1912, 1913, 1915, and 1916.

In 1918, Joass played 14 games as Western Suburbs finished as runners up. In 1919, Joass earned his last representative call up when he was selected to play for New South Wales.

Joass went on to play with Western Suburbs until the end of 1922 before retiring and was one of the club's longest serving players. He died at his home in Sydney on 8 July 1964, 60 days short of his 75th birthday.^[2][3]

References

1. "William Joass - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
2. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN 1875169571
3. "Western Suburbs Magpies First Grade Player". Wests Magpies.