Robert Piva

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Robert Piva
Personal information
Born (1966-11-04) 4 November 1966
Playing information
Height 208 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Weight 122 kg (19 st 3 lb)
Position Prop, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Porirua City (WRL)
1985–1987 St. George (WRL)
1988–1990 Randwick (WRL)
1991–1993 Porirua City (WRL)
1994–1994 Taranaki Rockets 14 4 0 0 16
1994–1995 Wakefield Trinity
1995–1996 North Queensland 16 0 0 0 0
Total 30 4 0 0 16
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1986–1993 Wellington 40
1993 New Zealand 1 0 0 0 0
1995 Western Samoa
Source: [1]
Robert Piva is a former rugby league player who represented both New Zealand and Western Samoa.

Playing career

A Wellington Rugby League player, Piva played for the Waterside, St. George, Randwick, Porirua City and Kapiti Bears clubs.[2][3] Piva then played for the Taranaki Rockets in the 1994 Lion Red Cup.[4] Halfway through the season he was signed by the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and he moved to England.[5] After the 1994-5 English season had ended he returned to Australasia and played two seasons with the North Queensland Cowboys before spending one season in France.[citation needed]

In 2001 he played in the Bartercard Cup for the Porirua Pumas.[6]

Representative career

A Junior Kiwi, Piva was a Western Samoan and New Zealand international and played at the 1995 World Cup for Western Samoa.

References

  1. Robert Piva rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. Past Kiwis Caps - P NZRL
  3. 1986 Lion Red Rugby League Annual, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1986. p.128
  4. Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994. p.118
  5. Club-by-club guide to the new season The Independent, 19 August 1994
  6. Round 7 Bartercard Cup teams rleague.com, 26 April 2001

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