Fred Petersen

For other people named Fred Petersen, see Fred Petersen (disambiguation).
Fred Petersen
Personal information
Born 27 March 1978
Samoa
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight 91 kg (14 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Position Wing, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1996–2001 Penrith Panthers 15 1 0 0 4
2003 Sydney City Roosters 2 0 0 0 0
Total 17 1 0 0 4
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2000 Samoa 1 0 0 0 0
Source: RLP

Fred Petersen is a Samoan rugby league player who represented his country in the 2000 World Cup.

Playing career

Petersen played for the Penrith Panthers between 1996 and 2001, playing in 15 National Rugby League matches. He played for the Junior Kiwis in 1997.[2] In 2000 he was named in the Samoan squad for the World Cup. During the first match against Ireland he was concussed and he did not play in another match in the competition.[3]

He joined the Sydney City Roosters in 2003 and played in two first grade matches for the club. In 2004 he joined the Parramatta Eels but spent the season in the NSWRL Premier League.[4]

References

  1. Fred Petersen rugbyleague.co.nz
  2. New Zealand Rugby League Annual '97, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1997. p.43
  3. "Rugby League: Weather will dictate Kiwis' cup tactics". The New Zealand Herald. NZPA. 2 November 2000. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  4. Eels teams for Round 4 rleague.com, 31 March 2004