Kevin Fisher (rugby league)

Kevin Fisher
Personal information
Full name Kevin Laurence Fisher
Born New Zealand
Playing information
Position Wing, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Huntly South
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Waikato
1977–1982 New Zealand 8 5 0 0 20
Source: [1]

Kevin Lawrence Fisher[2] is a New Zealand former rugby league player, 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 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]

References

  1. RLP
  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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