Jump to content

Tim Kava

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tim Kava
Full nameTimothy Paul Kava
Date of birth (1963-03-06) 6 March 1963 (age 61)
Place of birthInnisfail, QLD, Australia
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight242 lb (110 kg)
SchoolWaverley College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1989, 1993 Australia

Timothy Paul Kava (born 6 March 1963) is an Australian former rugby union player.[1]

Kava grew up in the town of Tully in far north Queensland. A rugby league player in his youth, Kava switched to union aged 11 while attending Waverley College in Sydney, where he had three years in the 1st XV.[2] He was a member of the 1981/82 Australian Schools side that went undefeated on a tour of the United Kingdom.[3]

A lock, Kava was an Australian under 21s representative and played most his first-grade rugby with Randwick, winning seven premierships. He won Wallabies selection for their 1989 tour of Canada and France, making his first international appearance in a match against British Columbia. The following year, Kava captained the Emerging Wallabies for a tour Europe. He was also captain of the 1992 Sydney representative team that beat the All Blacks by a record 23-point margin at Penrith Stadium. In 1993, Kava made his second Wallabies squad for a repeat tour of Canada and France, during which he was captain for two uncapped matches. He retired from rugby in 1995.[3]

Kava coached Randwick's first-grade team in the 2005 season.[4]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Line-ups poised for the showdown". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 September 1988.
  2. ^ "Tim Strives For The Best Of Both Worlds". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 July 1984.
  3. ^ a b "Timothy Paul Kava". Classic Wallabies.
  4. ^ "Battle lines drawn for Shute Shield". ESPNscrum. 17 March 2005.
[edit]