Brent Stuart

Brent Stuart
Personal information
Full name Brent Clifford Stuart
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1990–19?? Addington (CRL)
1994–96 Western Suburbs (NSWRL) 38 2 0 0 8
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
19??–1989 West Coast
South Island
1990–98 Canterbury
1992–95 New Zealand 13 1 0 0 4
Source: RLP

Brent Clifford Stuart[1] is a rugby league coach and former player who represented his country.

Playing career

A West Coast and Canterbury representative, Stuart spent two years in the Northern Territory in the mid-1980s and represented the Territory against Parramatta.[2] In 1993 he was invited to be part of an Auckland Invitational XIII side that drew 16-all with the Balmain Tigers.[3] Stuart then played for the Western Suburbs Magpies in the Australian competition.

Brent Stuart was a New Zealand international and played at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.

In 1998 he returned to play for Canterbury.[4]

Coaching career

Since 2007 Stuart has been coaching the Canterbury Bulls in New Zealand's Bartercard Premiership. Since 2008 Stuart has coached the Papanui Tigers.[5] In 2009 he was named to coach the Bartercard Premiership Selection that took on Samoa.[6]

Since 2010 Stuart has also coached the South Island side in the National Zonal Competition.

Canterbury's 44-16 defeat to Auckland on 4 June 2012 was Stuart's last match coaching representative football.[7]

References

  1. STUART, BRENT CLIFFORD 1992 - 95 - KIWI #632 nzleague.co.nz
  2. Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1991 New Zealand Rugby League, 1991. p.p.178-184
  3. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4, p.298.
  4. Big guns return to Canty The Press, 8 July 1998
  5. Halswell tipped to challenge Hornby The Press, 2 April 2011
  6. "League: Lure of home final adds incentive for Canterbury". The New Zealand Herald. 26 September 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  7. Auckland spoil Bulls coach's finale The Press, 5 June 2012

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