Robert Piva

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Robert Piva is a former rugby league player who represented both New Zealand and Western Samoa.

[edit] Playing career

A Wellington Rugby League player, Piva played for the Waterside RL, St. George, Randwick, Porirua City and Kapiti Bears clubs.^[1]^[2] Piva then played for the Taranaki Rockets in the 1994 Lion Red Cup.^[3] Halfway through the season he was signed by the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and he moved to England.^[4] After the 1994-5 English season had ended he returned to Australasia and played 2 seasons with the North Queensland Cowboys and one season in France

In 2001 he played in the Bartercard Cup for the Porirua Pumas.^[5]

Robert Piva was a Western Samoan and New Zealand international and played at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup for Western Samoa.

^ Past Kiwis Caps - P NZRL
^ 1986 Lion Red Rugby League Annual, New Zealand Rugby Football League Junior Kiwis, 1986. p.128
^ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994. p.118
^ Club-by-club guide to the new season The Independent, 19 August 1994
^ Round 7 Bartercard Cup teams rleague.com, 26 April 2001

Personal information


Born	4/11/66
Playing information
Height	6.10
Weight	112kg
Position	2nd Rower /Prop
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	Porirua City Rugby League (WRL)
1985–1987	St. George (WRL)(New Zealand Rugby League Junior Kiwis)
1988–1990	Randwick (WRL)
1991–1993	Porirua City (WRL)
1994–1994	Taranaki Rockets	14	4	0	0	16
1994–1995	Wakefield Trinity
1995–1996	North Queensland	16	0	0	0	0
	Total	30	4	0	0	16
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1986–1993	Wellington	40
1993	New Zealand	1	0	0	0	0
1995	Western Samoa
Source: RLP