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Full name | Gary Ivan Mercer | |||||
Born | 22 June 1966 New Zealand |
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Playing information | ||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||
Position | Wing, Second-row | |||||
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Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
Pikiao (BOPRL) | ||||||
1987–1989 | Bradford Northern | |||||
1990–1991 | Warrington | |||||
1992–1997 | Leeds Rhinos | 9 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
1998–2001 | Halifax Blue Sox | 76 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
2001 | Warrington Wolves | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
2001 | Leeds Rhinos | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | Castleford Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 101 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 108 | |
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
Bay of Plenty | ||||||
Northern Districts | ||||||
New Zealand Māori | ||||||
1987–1993 | New Zealand | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
1988 | Rest of the World | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Coaching information | ||||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Gms | W | D | L | W% |
2004 | Castleford Tigers | 21 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 29 |
Source: RLP |
Gary Ivan Mercer (born 22 June 1966) is a New Zealand rugby league coach and former professional footballer. A New Zealand international representative player, he has spent most of his career in England both playing and coaching.
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In his long career he has represented the New Zealand Kiwis and New Zealand Maori sides and has played for the Leeds Rhinos, Bradford Northern, Warrington Wolves, Castleford Tigers and Halifax.[1]
Mercer was also the player-coach at Halifax and Castleford.[2][3]
Mercer is currently the Under-20 assistant coach, and defence coach for the Glasgow Warriors.
Mercer currently lives with a son a daughter and his wife in Glasgow, Scotland. His son and daughter Zach and Clara both attend Williamwood High School. Gary has 4 brothers and played alongside his older brother Danny for Central Rugby League in the Bay of Plenty.
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