Kevin Fisher (rugby league)
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| Full name | Kevin Laurence Fisher | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kevin Lawrence Fisher[2] is a New Zealand former rugby league player, coach and manager who represented his country in the 1977 World Cup.
Playing career
A Huntly South player in the Waikato Rugby League, Fisher was also a Waikato representative.
He was first selected for New Zealand in 1977, and participated at the World Cup that year. Fisher went on the 1980 tour of Great Britain and played a total of eight test matches between 1977 and 1982.
Later years
His son, Darryl, played for Waikato in 1996 and the Western Suburbs Magpies in 1998.[3]
In 1997 Fisher coached Huntly South.[4]
He managed Northern Districts in 2001 against France.[5][6]
He also went on to manage the Junior Kiwis in both 2001 and 2002 in games against Australia.
References
- ^ RLP
- ^ FISHER, Kevin Laurence 1977 - 82 - Kiwi #531 nzleague.co.nz
- ^ Fisher lands rookie award Waikato Times, 2 December 1996
- ^ New Zealand Rugby League Annual '97, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1997. p.148
- ^ Waikato five to play France Waikato Times, 6 June 2001
- ^ Jessup, Peter (13 June 2001). "Rugby League: Battle-weary French maintain hectic schedule". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 October 2011.