Kevin Fisher (rugby league)
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Kevin Lawrence Fisher is a New Zealand
former rugby league
player, coach and manager who represented his country
in the 1977 World Cup
.
, Fisher was also a Waikato representative.
He was fist 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.
in 1997.
In 1997 Fisher coached Huntly South.
He managed Northern Districts in 2001 against France.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
former rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player, coach and manager who represented his country
New Zealand national rugby league team
The New Zealand national rugby league team has represented New Zealand in rugby league football since intercontinental competition began for the sport in 1907. Administered by the New Zealand Rugby League, they are commonly known as the Kiwis, after the native bird of that name...
in the 1977 World Cup
1977 Rugby League World Cup
- Final standings :-Final:Great Britain were the underdogs going to the final, which was held at the Sydney Cricket Ground. They managed to dominate the possession, and it took a last minute try from Australia’s John Kolc to secure the Cup in front of 24,457 spectators.Australia: Graham Eadie;...
.
Playing career
A Huntly South player in the Waikato Rugby LeagueWaikato Rugby League
Waikato Rugby League is the local sporting body responsible for the administration of Rugby league in the Waikato region of New Zealand. The WRL are represented by the Waikato rugby league team...
, Fisher was also a Waikato representative.
He was fist selected for New Zealand in 1977, and participated at the World Cup
1977 Rugby League World Cup
- Final standings :-Final:Great Britain were the underdogs going to the final, which was held at the Sydney Cricket Ground. They managed to dominate the possession, and it took a last minute try from Australia’s John Kolc to secure the Cup in front of 24,457 spectators.Australia: Graham Eadie;...
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 MagpiesWestern Suburbs Magpies
The Western Suburbs Magpies are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly referred to, were one of the nine foundation clubs of the first New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia...
in 1997.
In 1997 Fisher coached Huntly South.
He managed Northern Districts in 2001 against France.