Lyndsay John Proctor is a New Zealand former professional

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footballer who represented

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in the

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and 1977 World Cups.

Playing career

Proctor played for the

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in the

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competition and also represented

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. He won the Bert Humphries Memorial as most improved forward in the ARL competition in both 1973 and 1977. He played in England for New Hunslet in the 1977–78 season. He was first selected for the

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in 1974 and went on to play in both the

and 1977 World Cups. Proctor finished his Kiwis career in 1978 having played in thirteen test matches for New Zealand.PROCTOR, Lyndsay John - 1974 - 75, 1977 - 78
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