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1987 New Zealand Rugby League Season
The 1987 New Zealand rugby league season was the 80th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. The main feature of the year was the Interdistricts Series competition that was run by the New Zealand Rugby League. Auckland won the series, defeating the other three inter-district teams. International competitions The New Zealand national rugby league team began the season poorly when a domestic based side lost to the touring Queensland side 18–14 in May. Queensland then finished their tour undefeated by thrashing Bay of Plenty 72–6. The Kiwis then toured Papua New Guinea and Australia later in the year. Coached by Tony Gordon the side was George Lajpold, Joe Ropati, Kevin Iro, Mark Elia, Dean Bell, Shane Horo, Gary Mercer, Sam Panapa, Gary Freeman, Peter Brown, Ross Taylor, Adrian Shelford, Barry Harvey, Wayne Wallace, Dean Lonergan, Mark Horo, Sam Stewart and captain Ron O'Regan. However O'Regan had to withdraw due to injury before the touring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 New Zealand Rugby League Season
The 1986 New Zealand rugby league season was the 79th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. The main feature of the year was the Interdistricts Series competition that was run by the New Zealand Rugby League. Auckland won the series, defeating the other three inter-district teams. International competitions The New Zealand national rugby league team lost a three test series to Australia. Coached by Graham Lowe, the squad was: Darrell Williams, Joe Ropati, Dean Bell, James Leuluai, Dane O'Hara, Olsen Filipaina, Shane Cooper, Owen Wright, Wayne Wallace, Kurt Sorensen, Mark Graham, Hugh McGahan, Gary Prohm, Mark Elia, Ron O'Regan, Gary Kemble, Gary Freeman, Barry Harvey and Brent Todd. Peter Brown, Tea Ropati, Marty Crequer, Dean Lonergan, Adrian Shelford, Sam Stewart, James Goulding, Glenn Donaldson and Gary Mercer also played for the Kiwis in New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. New Zealand lost to Australia 8-22, 12-29 and 12–32. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Panapa
Samuel Lameko Panapa is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He represented three countries in his career: Tokelau, New Zealand and Western Samoa. Panapa played his club football in Auckland as well as England, where he won several titles with the champion Wigan side of the 1990s. Playing career A Ponsonby Pony Junior and Ponsonby-Maritime Senior from 1969 - 1982, joined Glenora Bears in 1983 for two season before signing an off-season contract with UK Club Sheffield Eagles 1984-5. Returning to NZ in 1985 signed with Te Atatu Roosters in the Auckland Rugby League competitions,''1986 Lion Red Rugby League Annual'', New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1986. p.101 Panapa played club football in Britain for Wigan Warriors, Wigan. He represented Tokelau national rugby league team, Tokelau at the 1986 Pacific Cup, and later for New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand. During the 1991–92 Rugby Football League season, P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Group 1 Rugby League
Group 1 Rugby League was a rugby league competition held in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, run under the auspices of the Country Rugby League. The group, however, still runs a junior rugby league competition. When the Group 18-Gold Coast competition dissolved in 2005, the New South Wales sides joined together with Group 1 to form a divisional league, Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League (NRRRL). Group 18 also still holds its own individual junior rugby league competition. Seniors The Group 1 Senior Rugby League Premiership amalgamated with Group 18 Rugby League in 2005 to form the Northern Rivers Regional Rugby League, and was thus discontinued in its own right. Juniors Current Teams The following clubs are affiliated with Group 1 juniors, but run senior teams in the NRRRL competition: * Ballina Seagulls * Casino RSM * Clarence Coast Magpies (as Lower Clarence in NRRRL) * Kyogle Turkeys * Lismore Marist Brothers Rams The following clubs a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Rugby Football League
The New Zealand Rugby League (NZRL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in New Zealand. SPARC, 2009: 13 The NZRL was founded on 25 April 1910 in preparation for a tour of Great Britain that same year.Coffey and Wood ''The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League'' The NZRL administers the ''New Zealand'' ''Kiwis'' and the '' New Zealand Kiwi Ferns.'' Currently they manage the NZRL National Secondary Schools Tournament, the NZRL Women's National Tournament and the NZRL National 20's Competition, a seven Zone national competition played at 16s, 18s grades. The premier competition is known as the National Premiership and the National Championship which is a tier below. NZRL launched the Inaugural National 20's Competition in 2021 as a new pathway for developing elite talent, this includes 2 teams from Auckland, Auckland Blue and Auckland White, Wai-Coa Bay, Central Districts, Northland and South Island. They are also responsible for elite pathway pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Cooper (rugby League)
Shane David Cooper (born 26 May 1962) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He represented New Zealand in the 1988 World Cup Final and had a long career in England with St. Helens and Widnes. Cooper is now a senior walker at the Mt Albert Walking Club & an active member of the Akarana Golf Club. Playing career Playing for the Mt Albert Lions, Cooper won the Rothville Trophy, awarded to the Auckland Rugby League player of the year, in 1985. In 1987 Cooper joined the St. Helens in England, transferring from Auckland's Mangere East club.Shane Cooper ''Saints Heritage Society'' He quickly became the captain of the side. On 17 February 1988 Cooper scored six tries for St Helens in a match against |
Ron O'Regan
Ronald Phillip O'Regan is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer, and coach who represented New Zealand between 1983 and 1986. His nephew, Daniel, played for the New Zealand Warriors. Playing career As a young boy he idolised players such as Roger Bailey. In 1981 and 1983, while playing for City Newton, O'Regan won the Rothville Trophy, awarded to the player of the year in the Auckland Rugby League competition. He toured England with the New Zealand Māori side in 1983. As a 17 year old was offered a contract to play league at Wigan but did not take it up. He was selected as an 18 year old to play for the Auckland representative team in the Amco Cup against professional New South Wales Rugby league clubs and other Australian teams. Between 1983 and 1986 O'Regan represented New Zealand, playing in eight Test Matches for New Zealand. He and Dean Bell debuted in the first test in 1983 against Australia at Carlaw Park. They lost to Australia in the first test but won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Stewart (rugby League)
Samuel Weka Stewart (born 5 December 1962), also known by the nicknames of "Slammin' Sam" and "Wheka", is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand. He played for the Newcastle Knights when they first started competing in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership and became the Knights first captain. Playing career Stewart was a Wellington Rugby League player for the Randwick club. He made his senior and Wellington debut's in 1981 and was a Junior Kiwi that same year.Team of Century Week 8 ''Wellington Rugby League'' On the Junior Kiwis 1981 tour of Australia, Stewart signed a contract to play with the , howe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Horo
Mark Gregory Horo (born 27 March 1963) is a New Zealand rugby league coach and former footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand international representative, he played club football in New Zealand for Te Atatu and in Australia for Parramatta and Wests before finishing his career back in Auckland with the Warriors. Horo coached in New South Wales and is the co-coach of the New Zealand Māori rugby league team, New Zealand Māori team. Background His eldest son Justin Horo played for Catalans Dragaons & Wakefield Trinity in the Super League, Parramatta Eels & was part of the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles team that played in the 2013 Grand Final loss to the Sydney Roosters. Playing career Horo played at the 1985-1988 Rugby League World Cup and the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. In New Zealand he played for the Te Atatu Roosters in the Auckland Rugby League competition and he later represented the Parramatta Eels, Western Suburbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Lonergan
Dean Robert "Locust" Lonergan is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer, and current events promoter. He was the promoter of Jeff "The Hornet" Horn who won the WBO Welterweight World Championship against Manny Pacquiao in 2017. He was also the promoter of rising heavyweight Justis Huni and IBF Cruiserweight Champion Jai Opetaia before both parted company with Lonergan after the promoter fell out of favour with Fox Sports in December 2022. Playing career Lonergan represented the New Zealand national rugby league team from 1986 to 1991 and also represented Auckland. He played for the Glenora Bears and City Newton Dragons in the Auckland Rugby League competition and the Canberra Raiders in the NSWRL Premiership. He spent 1989 with the Rochdale Hornets in England. In a Test match against Australia in Melbourne in 1991, Lonergan clashed famously with Kangaroo forward Steve Roach and had to be carried from the field. However he returned to the field and New Ze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Wallace
Wayne John Wallace is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer and coach who represented New Zealand in the 1988 World Cup Final. Playing career Wallace played in the Canterbury Rugby League club competition for Hornby, although he spent one season with the Marist-Western Suburbs team. He first made the Canterbury side in 1979, initially as a Loose Forward but he soon shifted to the Hooker position after an injury to Alan Rushton.Wayne Wallace ''Significant Results in Canterbury Rugby League'' He set a Canterbury record of 57 appearances between 1978 and 1990, leading the province to wins over Great Britain and Auckland in 1990. Wallace made the |
Barry Harvey
Barry Kenneth Harvey is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in three test matches, including matches that counted towards the 1988 World Cup. Playing career A 1983 Junior Kiwi, Harvey played for the Western Suburbs club in the Taranaki Rugby League and became a Taranaki and Central Districts representative. He was first picked for the New Zealand national rugby league team for the 1986 tour of Australia. In 1987 he moved south, joining the Randwick Kingfishers in the Wellington Rugby League. ''Randwick Kingfishers'' He became a representative, and later captained the side. New Zealand did not play any test matches in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Shelford
Adrian Tremain Shelford (4 January 1964 – 19 September 2003) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for New Zealand, and at club level for Wigan and Wakefield Trinity ( Heritage No. 984) in the Championship as well as the Newcastle Knights and Manly Sea Eagles in the NSWRL Premiership, as a . Background Shelford was born in Christchurch, New Zealand. Early years Shelford played for Hornby and Canterbury before moving to Wellington to advance his career. He was named the Canterbury Rugby League Player of the Year in 1984. He made the Junior Kiwis in 1982 and 1983.Coffey, John. ''Canterbury XIII'', Christchurch, 1987. In Wellington, Shelford joined the Upper Hutt Tigers. Professional career Shelford moved to England in 1987 with both St Helens R.F.C. and Wigan claiming to have secured his signature. Shelford eventually joined Wigan after it was ruled by the High Court that he had not entered into a bindin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |