Dairi Kovae

  • Playing Career

Playing Career

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

All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
National Panasonic Cup 2 2 6   - 20 0 2 0 0.00% List
Tour Matches Papua New Guinea 9 5 9   - 38 1 8 0 11.11% List
Test Series 2 - 4   - 8 1 1 0 50.00% List
World Cup 7 4 6   - 28 1 6 0 14.29% List
NRL 10 1 -   - 4 3 7 0 30.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Papua New Guinea 1986-88 9 5 9   - 38 1 8 0 11.11% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Rest Of The World 1988 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Papua New Guinea 1986-88 7 4 6   - 28 1 6 0 14.29% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
North Sydney NSWRL 1988 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List
Newcastle NSWRL 1989 8 1 -   - 4 2 6 0 25.00% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
North Sydney 1988 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List
Newcastle 1989 8 1 -   - 4 2 6 0 25.00% List
Overall1988-1989 10 1 0   0 4 3 7 0 30.00% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    22/03/2011

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

  • veata patana
    06/01/2012

    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
    16/12/2014

    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
    24/10/2016

    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
    03/11/2021

    Nicknamed Dux

  • Anonymous
    11/03/2023

    I WISH I WAS BORN IN HIS DAYS

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

Sources: NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1989-90, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89