Patrick Kuru

Patrick Kuru

Playing information
Position	second-row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1996	Bay of Plenty	19	4	0	0	16
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1997–2004	Cook Islands
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

Patrick Kuru is a Cook Islander rugby league footballer, playing at representative level for Cook Islands, and at club level for Bay of Plenty Stags, and Altona Roosters, as a second-row.

Playing career

Kuru played for the Bay of Plenty Stags in the 1996 Lion Red Cup, scoring two tries in the semi-final defeat by Waikato.^[1]

Kuru currently plays for the Altona Roosters in the Victorian Rugby League competition. Kuru captained the squad to the 2010 title.^[2] He was chosen in an Australian Affiliated national side in 2005, representing Victoria.^[3]

Representative career

Kuru made his début for the Cook Islands at the 1997 World Nines tournament.^[4]

He was then picked in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup squad.^{[5] [6]}

Kuru later represented the Cook Islands in test series against New Zealand Māori in 2003 and Fiji in 2004.

References

1. Cougars show teeth after tame start Waikato Times, 26 August 1996
2. Altona Roosters 28 Sunbury United Tigers 26 Rugby League Coaching Manuals, 1 September 2010
3. Lions Roar in WA and Australian Rep Honours South Perth Lions Rugby League Club
4. 1997 World Nines Tournament rugby-league-world.com
5. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 2009-12-31. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
6. Wales v Cook Islands preview BBC Sport