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Tony Kemp

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

Full Name
Anthony Edward Ellis Kemp
Born
Thursday, 18th January, 1968
Current Age
58 years and 193 days

Biography

A Junior Kiwi rep while playing for the Randwick club in NZ Tony Kemp played with English club Doncaster in 1986-87 and 1989-90. The talented centre (who was equally adept in a number of backline positions) had to take the NZRL to court in order to join Newcastle in 1989. NZ officials continued to block Kemp's move, which delayed his start to the season to the end of April, but his aggressive running style and large frame made him a valuable player with the Knights over the following six seasons. His last hurrah with Newcastle was as the club's try-scorer in the 5-4 loss to Norths in the 1993 reserve grade grand final before joining English club Castleford. After two seasons with Castleford (1993-94 & 1994-95) Kemp moved to Leeds (1995-98) and then Wakefield Trinity (1999-2000). A veteran of 25 Tests Kemp took over from David Anderson as Warriors’ coach during the club’s tumultuous 2004 season. In 2005 he was replaced by former clubman Ivan Cleary.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International Comp WinsStartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tests (Senior International Matches) -214256-60/10.00%--24---1113144.00%List
World Cup -8-84-4-  --16---53-62.50%List
Tour MatchesNewcastle KnightsNEW-1-11-1-  --4----1-0.00%List
Tour MatchesNew ZealandNZL-203237-70/10.00%--28---1310-56.52%List
Tour MatchesCastleford TigersCAS-2-2----  ------11-50.00%List
Test Series 2164204-40/10.00%--16---712135.00%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSWRL/ARL (NRL Premiership) -85109522-2215/2951.72%111191423851640.00%List
Midweek Cup -3-34-4-  --16---21-66.67%List
Challenge Cup AU -2131-1-  --4-1-12-33.33%List
Club Career - UK Comp WinsStartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
English Championship -59-5923-234  22102---4115369.49%List
Premiership Trophy -1-1----  -------1-0.00%List
Super League -387457-7-  3331---2520-55.56%List
Challenge Cup -141157-7-  --28---87-53.33%List
Regal Trophy 113-134-4-  1117---112-84.62%List
Yorkshire Cup -1-11-1-  115---1--100.00%List
UK Top Division -97710430-304  55133---6635363.46%List
UK Second Division -2412522-22-  --88---203280.00%List
Other Comp WinsStartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Charity Shield - UK -1-11-1-  --4----1-0.00%List
Overall StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 26823291100-10019  884461421641151256.36%List

Test Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
New Zealand1989-93, 1995 214256-6-/10.00%--24---1113144.00%List

World Cup Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
New Zealand1989-90, 1992, 1995 8-84-4-  --16---53-62.50%List

NSWRL/ARL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NewcastleNewcastle19881988 NSWRL Winfield Cup 181195-5-  1121---414121.05%List
NewcastleNewcastle19891989 NSWRL Winfield Cup 111123-30/10.00%--12--266-50.00%List
NewcastleNewcastle19901990 NSWRL Winfield Cup 96152-2-  --81--95160.00%List
NewcastleNewcastle19911991 NSWRL Winfield Cup 171185-5-  --20-3-510327.78%List
NewcastleNewcastle19921992 NSWRL Winfield Cup 111122-2-  --8-1-74158.33%List
NewcastleNewcastle19931993 NSWRL Winfield Cup 11-113-3-  --12---47-36.36%List
South QueenslandSouth Queensland19951995 ARL Winfield Cup 8-82-215/2853.57%--38---35-37.50%List

NSWRL/ARL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Newcastle1988-93 77108720-20-/10.00%11811423546640.23%List
South Queensland1995 8-82-215/2853.57%--38---35-37.50%List

English Career - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
DoncasterDoncaster1986/87 1912015-15-  --60---154175.00%List
DoncasterDoncaster1989/90 10-1011-11-  1145---72170.00%List
CastlefordCastleford1993/94 26-269-9-  1137---205176.92%List
CastlefordCastleford1994/95 35-3518-184  2282---2310265.71%List
LeedsLeeds1995/96 15-152-2-  --8---114-73.33%List
LeedsLeeds1996 8193-3-  --12---54-55.56%List
LeedsLeeds1997 4151-1-  --4---41-80.00%List
LeedsLeeds1998 161173-3-  2214---143-82.35%List
Wakefield T.Wakefield Trinity1999 164202-2-  119---614-30.00%List
Wakefield T.Wakefield Trinity2000 112----  ------11-50.00%List

English Career - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPPSTPTTG AGK %1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Doncaster1986, 1989 2913026-26-  11105---226273.33%List
Castleford1993-94 61-6127-274  33119---4315370.49%List
Leeds1995-98 433469-9-  2238---3412-73.91%List
Wakefield Trinity1999-00 175222-2-  119---715-31.82%List

Your Say

  • Kev
    16 Jul 2015 6:30pm

    Was good for the Crushers in their debut year

  • Nig
    1 Jun 2026 1:25pm

    Tony Kemp podcast:
    As Waitara lad growing up in the fifties/sixties I definitely know where you are coming from. Them days the leagues Club was upstairs near the picture theatre in Waitara, Alan And Peter Marshal, Brian Lambert were just a couple of legends. The freezing works, the parties, the fights ,the alcohol etc etc and as a fifteenth, sixteen,seventeen eighteen year old played play for Taranaki as well was great but I just had to get out of that town it was choking me. Played in Wellington (Randwick one season) then headed to Oz and haven’t looked back, and that moved in another Waitara Legend Kingi Tamati then two of his sons Teri and Tony among three or four others moved over so it was happy day. Without going on and I really enjoyed and understood your podcast and thank you for opening up, Ka Pai , and Kia Kaha Tony ✊🏾

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Sources:David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Richard Bailey's Rugby League World, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Match Video, Widnes RLFC History, Warrington Rugby Heritage, Bradford Bulls Community Foundation, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club