Graham Mattson

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Graham Mattson
Personal information
Full nameGraham Victor Mattson
Born Auckland, New Zealand
Playing information
Position Loose forward, Hooker
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Point Chevalier
Glenora
Total00000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Auckland
1964–65 New Zealand 30000
Coaching information
Club
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
Papatoetoe
Representative
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
1990 Auckland
1994 Tonga 430175
Source: [1] [2]
As of 29 March 2021

Graham Victor Mattson [3] is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer, and coach who represented New Zealand and later coached Tonga. [1]

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Playing career

Mattson was a Point Chevalier Pirates player in the Auckland Rugby League competition and also represented Auckland. Between 1964 and 1965 Mattson played in three test matches for the New Zealand national rugby league team. Mattson worked as a Police Constable. [4]

Coaching career

Mattson began his coaching career in the 1970s with Point Chevalier before coaching the Mangere East Hawks, spending most of his time with the lower grades. [4]

In 1981 Mattson was the head coach of the new Papatoetoe Panthers club and was on their inaugural committee. [5] [6] [7]

In 1990 he was appointed the Auckland coach. [8]

Mattson later coached Tonga at the 1994 Pacific Cup. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ↑ MATTSON, GRAHAM VICTOR 1964 - 65 - KIWI #432 Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  4. 1 2 Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1990 New Zealand Rugby League, 1990. p.122
  5. ↑ Papatoetoe Panthers Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine Auckland Rugby League
  6. ↑ History - Papatoetoe Panthers RLFC Archived 2011-07-24 at archive.today myclub.co.nz
  7. ↑ Club History - Papatoetoe Panthers RL sportsground.co.nz
  8. ↑ Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN   978-1-86969-366-4, p.296.
  9. ↑ John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p. 282. ISBN   978-1-86969-331-2. ISBN   9781869693312.
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