Robert Piva

Robert Piva is a former professional rugby league footballer who represented both New Zealand and Western Samoa.[1]

Robert Piva
Personal information
Born (1966-11-04) 4 November 1966
Playing information
Height208 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Weight122 kg (19 st 3 lb)
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Porirua City (WRL)
1985–87 St. George (WRL)
1988–90 Randwick (WRL)
1991–93 Porirua City (WRL)
1994 Taranaki Rockets 14 4 0 0 16
1994–95 Wakefield Trinity
1995–96 North Qld Cowboys 16 0 0 0 0
Total 30 4 0 0 16
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1986–93 Wellington 40
1993 New Zealand 1 0 0 0 0
1995 Western Samoa
Source: [1]

Playing career

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

In 2001 he played in the Bartercard Cup for the Porirua Pumas.[6]

Representative career

A Junior Kiwi, Piva was a Western Samoan and New Zealand international and played at the 1995 World Cup for Western Samoa.

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. Past Kiwis Caps - P NZRL
  3. 1986 Lion Red Rugby League Annual, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1986. p.128
  4. Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994. p.118
  5. Club-by-club guide to the new season The Independent, 19 August 1994
  6. Round 7 Bartercard Cup teams Archived 13 September 2012 at Archive.today rleague.com, 26 April 2001
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