William Douglas Roy Currey (2 June 1944 – 9 February 2023) was a New Zealand

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player. A wing three-quarter, Currey represented

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at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the

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, on their 1968 tour of Australia and Fiji. He played seven matches for the All Blacks on that tour, but did not appear in any internationals.

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