Kevin Fisher (rugby league)

Kevin Fisher
Personal information
Full name Kevin Laurence Fisher
Born New Zealand
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position Wing

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1972–1997 Huntly South
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Waikato
1977–82 New Zealand 8 5 0 0 20
Source: [1]

Kevin Lawrence Fisher[2] is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer, 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 the tour to Australia and Papua New Guinea in 1982. He 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

  1. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ↑ FISHER, Kevin Laurence 1977 - 82 - Kiwi #531 nzleague.co.nz
  3. ↑ Fisher lands rookie award Waikato Times, 2 December 1996
  4. ↑ New Zealand Rugby League Annual '97, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1997. p.148
  5. ↑ Waikato five to play France Waikato Times, 6 June 2001
  6. ↑ Jessup, Peter (13 June 2001). "Rugby League: Battle-weary French maintain hectic schedule". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
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