Denvour Francis Johnston is a New Zealand

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footballer who represented

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in 1993.

Playing career

Johnston played for the

Randwick Kingfishers Wellington Rugby League is the local sporting body responsible for the administration of Rugby league in the Greater Wellington region. It is responsible for the local competition of the same name, as well as its representative team, the Wellingto ...

club in the

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competition. He represented the

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at the

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and 1992 Pacific Cups. In 1993, after playing for

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in the 1993 National Provincial Competition, Johnston was named in the Possibles team that trialled for the

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.''Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1993'',

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, 1993. p.p.180-191 Johnston was subsequently named in the Kiwis squad for the tour of Great Britain that year. He played in two test matches, replacing

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. In 1994, with the launch of the

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, Johnston joined the

Hutt Valley Firehawks The Hutt Valley Firehawks were a New Zealand rugby league club that represented Hutt Valley in the Lion Red Cup from 1994 to 1996. In 1995 their nickname was shortened to "Hawks" and 1996 they were known as the Hutt Valley Dolphins.

. He remained with them for the three years of the competition and in 1996 was named in a New Zealand Residents team that played the touring Great Britain side. In 1996 Johnston played for the Taranaki Rockets and then spent the off season in France. Johnston made 61 appearances in the Lion Red Cup for Taranaki and Hutt Valley.''New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98'',

, 1998. In 1997 Johnston again played for Wellington and was part of the Upper Hutt Tigers side that won the Appleton Shield.''New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98'',

, 1998. p.153

References

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