Andrew Chalmers (rugby league)

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Andrew Chalmers
NationalityNew Zealand / United Kingdom
EducationBachelors in Marketing (Hon) Massey University | Masters in Finance Massey University

Andrew Chalmers is a New Zealand ex rugby league player, businessman and ex owner of the Bradford Bulls rugby club along with Graham Lowe [1] Chalmers is also the ex chairman of New Zealand Rugby League [2] As of 2021 he is in the process of creating a second team, the revived Wellington Orcas for the NZRL. [3]

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Rugby career

After studying at Massey University, he joined a rugby league Wainuiomata team.[ citation needed ]

Chalmers was a back-rower who converted to a fullback. At a New Zealand Maori tournament he was recruited by an Australian team St. George Dragons. He trained with St. George Dragons in 1992 before joining Manly.[ citation needed ]

He played reserve grade at Manly and at the Balmain Tigers before he broke his arm twice and broke his thumb. [4]

Business career

Chalmers has a bachelor's in marketing and honours' and master's degrees in finance from Massey University, additionally he worked as an associate lecturer at the University of New South Wales. [4]

After his time playing Rugby league he spend seven years in Sydney as a CEO of a travel company with 550 staff and an annual revenue of $A280 million. Chalmers went on to work as the CEO of New Zealand forestry companies Harvest Pro and Kiwi Forestry. [5]

Chalmers also works as the executive director of Pango New Zealand. [6] [7] Additionally along with Graham Lowe he later purchased the English rugby club the Bradford Bulls and founded the recruitment agency Lowie Recruitment. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Andrew Chalmers: I always did what I thought was right for Bradford Bulls". Telegraph & Argus. 26 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 "How a former NZRL chairman brought a famous English club back from the brink". Stuff.
  3. ↑ "Bidder enters fray for second Kiwi NRL licence, based in Wellington". Stuff. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 "League: New man at top breaks his silence". New Zealand Herald. 14 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Silverdale director duo notch up fourth company closure in four months". NBR.
  6. ↑ "Silverdale director duo in fuel card dispute". NBR.
  7. ↑ "Receiver's links to failed forestry firm revealed". NZBN.
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