Patrick Kuru
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Patrick Kuru is a Cook Islander rugby league footballer, playing at representative level for Cook Islands, and at club level for Bay of Plenty Stags, and Altona Roosters, as a Second-row.
Playing career
Kuru played for the Bay of Plenty Stags in the 1996 Lion Red Cup, scoring two tries in the semi-final defeat by Waikato.[1]
Kuru currently plays for the Altona Roosters in the Victorian Rugby League competition. Kuru captained the squad to the 2010 title.[2] He was chosen in an Australian Affiliated national side in 2005, representing Victoria.[3]
Representative career
Kuru made his début for the Cook Islands at the 1997 World Nines tournament.[4]
He was then picked in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup squad.[5] [6]
Kuru later represented the Cook Islands in test series against New Zealand Māori in 2003 and Fiji in 2004.
References
- ^ Cougars show teeth after tame start Waikato Times, 26 August 1996
- ^ Altona Roosters 28 Sunbury United Tigers 26 Rugby League Coaching Manuals, 1 September 2010
- ^ Lions Roar in WA and Australian Rep Honours South Perth Lions Rugby League Club
- ^ 1997 World Nines Tournament rugby-league-world.com
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 2009-12-31. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ^ Wales v Cook Islands preview BBC Sport