Sid Kean

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Sid Kean
Personal information
Full nameSydney Kean
BornNew Zealand
Playing information
Position Scrum-half
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1910–11 City Rovers 1022010
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1910 Auckland 481026
1911 New Zealand 10000

Sid Kean was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand.

Playing career

Kean played for the City Rovers in the Auckland Rugby League competition. In 1910 he was part of the Auckland side that toured the country, playing matches in Wanganui, Bluff, Invercargill, Dunedin, Napier and Dannevirke. [1]

In 1911 he was selected to play for New Zealand on their tour of Australia. No test matches were played on tour as New Zealand played matches against New South Wales and Queensland. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN   978-1-86969-366-4.
  2. ↑ KEAN, Sydney (1911) nzleague.co.nz


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