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1983 New Zealand Rugby League Season
The 1983 New Zealand rugby league season was the 76th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. International competitions New Zealand drew a series with Australia 1-all and defeated Papua New Guinea 60–20. New Zealand were coached by Graham Lowe and included; Fred Ah Kuoi, Dean Bell, Ian Bell, Mark Broadhurst, first Test captain Mark Graham, Gary Kemble, James Leuluai, Ron O'Regan, Gary Prohm, Joe Ropati, Gordon Smith, Dane and Kurt Sorensen, PNG Test captain Howie Tamati, Shane Varley, second Test captain Graeme West, Nick Wright, Robin Alfeld, Marty Crequer, Clayton Friend, Frank Tinitelia, Hugh McGahan, Dean Orr and John Ackland. In the match against Papua New Guinea, McGahan scored a world Test record six tries. First Division champions Hull FC, who included James Leuluai and Gary Kemble, drew 16-all with Auckland at Carlaw Park. New Zealand Māori toured the United Kingdom. Coached by Andy Berryman, the side included Nolan Tupaea, P ...
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1982 New Zealand Rugby League Season
The 1982 New Zealand rugby league season was the 75th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. International competitions New Zealand toured Australia and Papua New Guinea. The Kiwis lost the series 0–2 to Australia but defeated Papua New Guinea 56–5. New Zealand were coached by Ces Mountford and included; Gary Kemble, Gary Prohm, James Leuluai, Olsen Filipaina, Dane O'Hara, Fred Ah Kuoi, Gordon Smith, Howie and Kevin Tamati, Mark Broadhurst, PNG Test captain Graeme West, Bruce Gall, Australian Test captain Mark Graham, John Whittaker, Hugh McGahan, Kevin Fisher, Clayton Friend, Owen Wright and Tony Coll. Mark Graham won the New Zealand Rugby League's player of the year award. National competitions Rugby League Cup Wellington held the Rugby League Cup at the end of the season after they defeated Canterbury 26–12. Canterbury had earlier successfully defended it against the West Coast 39–16. Inter-district competition Central Distri ...
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Gordon Smith (rugby League)
Gordon Smith is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand. Playing career From the Waro-rakau club in the West Coast Rugby League competition, Smith represented both the West Coast and the South Island before being selected to play for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1979. Smith would play in 14 Test matches between 1979 and 1983. In 1982 Smith signed with Hull Kingston Rovers in the English competition and remained with the club until 1988, scoring 80 points for the club. Gordon Smith was a First Division Championship winner with Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1983-84 season and the 1984-85 season Gordon Smith was an interchange/ substitute, i.e. number 14, in Hull Kingston Rovers' 14–15 defeat by Castleford in the 1984 Challenge Cup Final during the 1984–85 season at Wembley Stadium, London, on Saturday 3 May 1986, in front of a crowd of 82,134. Gordon Smith played in Hull Kingston Rovers' 22-18 victory over Ca ...
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John Ackland (rugby League)
Richard John Ackland (born 2 August 1958) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s, Coach (sport), coach in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, and scout in the 2000s, and former cricketer in the 1980s, who works for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League. He represented New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand in 1983. His late uncle, Ron Ackland, Ron, also played for New Zealand. Background Ackland was born in Auckland, New Zealand. Playing career Ackland played rugby league in New Zealand in the 1980s as a Rugby league positions#Forwards, forward. In 1981, he won the Auckland Rugby League club trophies, Lipscombe Cup while playing in the Auckland Rugby League competition for Mt Albert Lions, Mt Albert. He also was named man of the match in the 1981 Fox Memorial grand final, after scoring a try. In 1983, he won the Bert Humphries Memorial for best forward in the competition. He spent the 1982-83 off-sea ...
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Dean Orr
Dean Orr is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand. Playing career Orr grew up in Te Atatū Peninsula, attended Matipo Primary School and played for the Te Atatu Roosters in the Auckland Rugby League The Auckland Rugby League (ARL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is responsible for rugby league in the region, including both club and school rugby league. It began in 1910 when the fi ... competition. In 1983 he represented the New Zealand national rugby league team, playing in one test match against Papua New Guinea. He is Kiwi number 585. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Orr, Dean Living people New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand national rugby league team players Auckland rugby league team players Te Atatu Roosters players Year of birth missing (living people) Rugby league wingers ...
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Hugh McGahan
Hugh Joseph McGahanMcGAHAN, Hugh Joseph 1982 - 90 - Kiwi #566
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(born 15 November 1961) is a New Zealand former professional footballer, and who represented . He retired as the New Zealand national team's all-time top

Frank Tinitelia
Frank Tinitelia is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand. Playing career A prop forward, Tinitelia played for the Otahuhu Leopards in the Auckland Rugby League The Auckland Rugby League (ARL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is responsible for rugby league in the region, including both club and school rugby league. It began in 1910 when the fi ... competition. He represented Auckland and in 1983 was called up to play for the New Zealand national rugby league team. He played in one test match against Papua New Guinea, becoming Kiwi number 577. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Tinitelia, Frank Living people New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand national rugby league team players Auckland rugby league team players Otahuhu Leopards players Rugby league props Year of birth missing (living people) ...
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Clayton Friend
Clayton Ivan Friend (born 1964) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for New Zealand, and at club level for Carlisle (two spells), North Sydney Bears and Whitehaven, as a , i.e. number 7. Playing career A Manukau junior and Auckland representative, Friend played for Carlisle in 1982 and then enjoyed a long spell with North Sydney. Cut by the Bears in 1990, he joined the Ryde-Eastwood team and, along with Olsen Filipaina, helped lead them to a Grand Final win in the Metropolitan Cup.Coffey and Wood ''The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League'' At the end of the season he moved to England and returned to Carlisle. After a stint at Whitehaven between 1992 and 1995, Friend returned home and played for the Counties Manukau Heroes in the Lion Red Cup. International career Friend toured with the 1982 and 1985 Kiwis and toured the United Kingdom in 1983 with the New Zealand Māor ...
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Marty Crequer
Martin (Marty) Paul Crequer (born 28 June 1965) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand. Playing career A Hornby junior in the Canterbury competition, Crequer was a Schoolboy Kiwi in 1979 and a Junior Kiwi in 1983.Coffey, John. ''Canterbury XIII'', Christchurch, 1987. Crequer transferred to Auckland for the 1986 season, joining the Northcote Tigers.''1986 Lion Red Rugby League Annual'', New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1986. p.101 Crequer then signed with the Canterbury Bulldogs, however he could not make the first grade side. Crequer moved to the Newcastle Knights in 1990, finally breaking into first grade. In 1991 he transferred back to the Canterbury Bulldogs for a season. Crequer made his Canterbury run-on debut against St.George in round 8 scoring 5 goals at fullback & came on as a replacement in rounds 17 & 19 against Easts & Penrith respectively, scoring one goal in each game. After this he returned to play league in New Zealand ...
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Robin Alfeld
Robin Leonard Alfeld is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand. Playing career Alfeld played for the Hornby Panthers in the Canterbury Rugby League competition between 1976 and 1985, scoring 116 tries for his club - a Hornby club record.Coffey, John. ''Canterbury XIII'', Christchurch, 1987. He played for Canterbury between 1977 and 1985, scoring 18 tries in 28 matches. Alfeld also played 18 games for the South Island between 1979 and 1985.Bruce Montgomerie ''Those Who Played'', Montgomerie Publishing, 2004. Alfeld retired in 1985 due to injury. Representative career Alfeld played one test match for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1981 against Papua New Guinea. He also played for Oceania against Europe in 1983 as part of the French Rugby League 50th anniversary celebrations and was a replacement for the New Zealand XIII that played Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Loca ...
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Nick Wright (rugby League)
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Graeme West
Graeme Leonard West (born 5 December 1953) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer and coach. Standing at six-foot, five inches, he played in the forwards, captaining English club Wigan Warriors. West also played representative rugby league for New Zealand and is the father of Super League player, Dwayne West. Playing career West was selected to play for the New Zealand national team in the 1975 World Cup tournament. He was signed by English club Wigan for the 1982–83 Rugby Football League season from New Zealand side Taranaki. He was actually 29 when he signed, though Wigan believed him to be 2 years younger. Within weeks of him making his début, he played left- in the 15–4 victory over Leeds in the 1982–83 John Player Trophy Final during the 1982–83 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Saturday 22 January 1983. He became captain in 1984, leading Wigan to Wembley for the 1984 Challenge Cup Final, which was lost to Widnes. He captained Wigan to victory in the ...
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Shane Varley
Shane Varley is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand. Playing career Varley played for Richmond and the Point Chevalier Pirates in the Auckland Rugby League competition and represented Auckland.Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009'', 2009. . He was first selected to play for New Zealand in 1978, touring Australia and Papua New Guinea. He went on to play in 11 test matches for New Zealand and was part of the 1980 tour of Great Britain and France. In 1981 he captained Auckland to a 20-10 victory over France. He played in England for two off-seasons, playing for Workington Town in 1981-82 and Leigh Leigh may refer to: Places In England Pronounced : * Leigh, Greater Manchester, Borough of Wigan ** Leigh (UK Parliament constituency) * Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Pronounced : * Leigh, Dorset * Leigh, Gloucestershire * Leigh, Kent * Leigh, Staf ... ( Heritage № 920) in 1983-84. Varley's last test match for New Z ...
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