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Tony Kemp (rugby League)
Tony Kemp (born 18 January 1968) is a New Zealand former rugby league test representative and former coach of the New Zealand Warriors. He is a commentator for Māori Television's coverage of the Auckland Rugby League competition and also serves as the Football Manager for the New Zealand Rugby League. Background Kemp was born in Whangarei but raised in Waitara, and attended Waitara High School. He played rugby league for the Randwick Kingfishers in the Wellington Rugby League competition and in 1987 made the Junior Kiwis. Playing career 1980s In 1986/87 he joined the Doncaster for a season before taking up a professional career full-time when he joined the Newcastle Knights in 1988. During the 1988 Great Britain Lions tour Newcastle hosted a match against the visiting British national team with Kemp playing at centre and scoring a try in the Knights' 12 – 28 loss. Kemp first made the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1989. He later played for the Castleford Tigers ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waitara Bears
Taranaki Rugby League is the local sporting body responsible for the administration of Rugby league in the Taranaki region of New Zealand. The TRL are represented by the Taranaki rugby league team. They are in the Mid-Central zone along with the Manawatu Rugby League. Regional senior competition Five Taranaki senior clubs compete in the Western Alliance, alongside five clubs from the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Taranaki clubs in the Western Alliance include: *Coastal Cobras *Bell Block Marist Dragons *Hawera Hawks *Waitara Bears *Western Suburb Tigers *Normanby/Okaiawa Knights History The Taranaki Rugby League was founded with the help of Adam Lile, one of the members of the 1907-1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain, 1907-1908 "All Golds" tour.John Haynes ''From All Blacks to All Golds: Rugby League's Pioneers'', Christchurch, Ryan and Haynes, 1996. In 2008 the Taranaki Rugby League named its Team of the Century: Dave Watson (rugby league), Dave Watson; Gordon Hooker, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |