Gary Prohm (born 3 October 1956) is a New Zealand former

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footballer and coach who represented

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, including in matches that counted towards the 1988 World Cup.

Playing career

Prohm played in the

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competition for Otahuhu and played for

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. In 1978 he made his début for the

New Zealand national rugby league team The New Zealand national rugby league team (Māori: Tīma rīki motu Aotearoa) has represented New Zealand in rugby league since 1907. Administered by the New Zealand Rugby League, they are commonly known as the Kiwis, after the native bird of ...

. He played 23 Test Matches between 1978 and 1986. Prohm moved to England in 1982, joining the

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, that competes in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. The club has won five league championships, and one Challen ...

. He went on to play for four seasons for the club and claimed the club record for tries in as season by scoring 45 tries in 1984–85 season before leaving in 1986 to join

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in Australia for two years.

Rugby League Championship

Prohm played in

Championship winning teams of the 1983–84 season and 1984–85 season

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Prohm played left- and scored 2- tries in

' 14–15 defeat by

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in the

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Final during the 1984–85 season at

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, on Saturday 3 May 1986, in front of a crowd of 82,134.

John Player Special Trophy Final appearances

Prohm played left- and scored a

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' 12-0 victory over

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in the 1984–85 John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1984–85 season at

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on Saturday 26 January 1985.

Premiership Trophy Final Appearances

Prohm played left- and scored a try in

' 18-10 victory over Castleford Tigers in the Final of the 1983-84 Rugby League Premiership during the 1983–84 season Prohm played left- in

' 36-16 defeat against St.Helens in the Final of the 1984-85 Rugby League Premiership during the 1984-85 season

County Cup Final appearances

Prohm played left- in

' 12–29 defeat by

in the 1984 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1984–85 season at

, on Saturday 27 October 1984. Prohm played left-, in the 22–18 victory over

in the 1985–86 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1985–86 season at

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, on Sunday 27 October 1985.

1982 Kangaroo Tour

Prohm played and scored a try in

' 30-10 defeat against the 1982 Kangaroos

1983 Queensland Tour

Prohm played left- in

' 8-6 victory over

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as they toured Papua New Guinea and England part of the

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Later years

In 1994 Prohm coached the new

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in the

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competition.''Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994'',

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, 1994. p.115 He now runs Gary Prohm Automotive in

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.Gary Prohm Automotive Ltd
''Gary Prohm Automotive Ltd''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Prohm, Gary 1956 births Living people Auckland rugby league team coaches Auckland rugby league team players Automotive engineers Hull Kingston Rovers players Mount Albert Lions players New Zealand national rugby league team players New Zealand rugby league coaches New Zealand rugby league players Otahuhu Leopards players Rugby league centres Rugby league wingers Sydney Roosters players