Chris Jordan (rugby league)

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Chris Jordan
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Mark Jordan [1]
BornNew Zealand
Playing information
Position Fullback, Centre, Five-eighth
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
University (ARL)
Ellerslie
Total00000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1975–1980 Auckland
1977–78 New Zealand 5216038
Source: [2]

Chris Jordan is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1977 World Cup. His father, Len, was a New Zealand international between 1946 and 1949. [2]

Playing career

Jordan played for the University club in the Auckland Rugby League competition, being coached by Jack Fagan. [3] He later joined the Ellerslie club.[ citation needed ]

He was part of the Auckland side that defeated France 9-3 on 13 June 1975 at Carlaw Park in front of 10,000 fans. [4] [5] He was also part of the Auckland side that completed a famous "grand slam" in 1977 by defeating Great Britain, France and Australia in the space on 21 days.[ citation needed ]

Jordan made his international debut for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1977 at the World Cup. Between 1977 and 1978 he played in five Test matches for the Kiwis, scoring two tries and sixteen goals for thirty eight points.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. JORDAN, Christopher Mark - 1977 - 78 Archived 5 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  2. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. In Touch Archived 2015-01-14 at the Wayback Machine New Zealand Rugby League, December 2011
  4. Clarkson, Alan (13 June 1975). "Canterbury's bid for Mills". The Sydney Morning Herald . p. 13. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  5. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN   978-1-86969-366-4.