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Dairi Kovae

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Place Of Birth
Porebada, Central, Papua New Guinea

Biography

Papua New Guinea Test winger was a reserve in the Rest of the World team that took on Australia during the Bicentennial Year.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 8 1 9 5-5 9     - - 38 - - - 1 8 - 11.11% List
Other International Matches - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
World Cup - 7 - 7 4-4 6     - - 28 - - - 1 6 - 14.29% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - 3 7 10 1-1 -     - - 4 - - - 3 7 - 30.00% List
Midweek Cup - 5 - 5 3-3 9     - - 30 - - - 3 2 - 60.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  16 8 24 9-9 18     - - 72 - - - 7 17 - 29.17% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Papua New Guinea 1986-88   8 1 9 5-5 9     - - 38 - - - 1 8 - 11.11% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Rest Of The World 1988   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Papua New Guinea 1986-88   7 - 7 4-4 6     - - 28 - - - 1 6 - 14.29% List

NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
North SydneyNorth Sydney 19881988 NSWRL Winfield Cup   - 2 2--- -     - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
NewcastleNewcastle 19891989 NSWRL Winfield Cup   3 5 81-1 -     - - 4 - - - 2 6 - 25.00% List

NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
North Sydney 1988   - 2 2 --- -     - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Newcastle 1989   3 5 8 1-1 -     - - 4 - - - 2 6 - 25.00% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    22 Mar 2011 4:50pm

    Very stylish player and has the ability to create something from a standing start.

  • veata patana
    6 Jan 2012 2:40pm

    He introduced the side stepping move which was copied by the great Brad fittler, in modern era side step is all over the world in Rugby. All because of this great Papua New Guinea player.

  • Anonymous
    16 Dec 2014 1:40pm

    A natural born talent from a humble begining, would have gone a long way if he had committed himself fully back in the days.

  • Mhi Thorn
    24 Oct 2016 2:02am

    About the player mentioned above is a great player, a very good side stepin as Papuans use to say dancing in the arms of the English men. He got that talent better than any player in PNG except his very own Village (motu people) i to came from that area, and for him he did took that talent from those shores as some say he introdused the sidestepin which is copied by one of our heroes Freddy Fittler I agree on this even though he played only 2 years but he did plant something for the good of the greategreatest game of all.

  • Anonymous
    3 Nov 2021 6:13pm

    Nicknamed Dux

  • Anonymous
    11 Mar 2023 12:03am

    I WISH I WAS BORN IN HIS DAYS

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson

Sources: David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present)