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Ross Kite

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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

Full Name
Ross Ernest Kite
Born
Friday, 24th October, 1930
Died
Sunday, 30th May, 2004 (Aged 73 years and 218 days)

Known Family Links

Brother
Max Kite

Competitions Won

Interstate Series
1954, 1955, 1956, 1958
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1956
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1956, 1957

Biography

St George junior started his career in the centres but forged a reputation as a high-class winger. Not missing a grade game during 1951-56 Kite scored four tries on debut for NSW in 1954 before gaining Test recognition against France the following year. He played in all three Tests against the French in 1955, scoring a clever try in Australia's 20-8 win in the First Test after toeing the ball over the line. Kite represented NSW against NZ in 1956 and was a member of the St George team that started their phenomenal eleven-season reign as premiers. Moving to Wagga in 1958 he won a spot on the wing for NSW before playing in the first two Tests against Great Britain. Kite returned to Sydney in 1959 to see out his career with C’bury.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 5 - 5 3-3 -     - - 9 - - - 2 3 - 40.00% List
The Ashes - 2 - 2 1-1 -     - - 3 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Tour Matches Sydney FirstsSDF - 2 - 2 --- -     - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 4 - 4 5-5 2     - - 19 - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List
Tour Matches RiverinaRIV - 1 - 1 1-1 -     - - 3 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Test Series - 5 - 5 3-3 -     - - 9 - - - 2 3 - 40.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Interstate Series 4 8 - 8 14-14 -     - - 42 - - - 5 3 - 62.50% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 1 2 - 2 2-2 -     - - 6 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
NSW City vs Country 1 4 - 4 2-2 1     - - 8 - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Country Carnival - 5 - 5 7-7 -     - - 21 - - - 4 1 - 80.00% List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 2 129 - 129 61-61 52     - - 287 - - - 73 52 4 56.59% List
NRL Finals - 9 - 9 3-3 9     - - 27 - - - 4 5 - 44.44% List
City Cup - 2 - 2 --- -     - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  155 - 155 86-86 55     - - 368 - - - 88 63 4 56.77% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1955, 1958   5 - 5 3-3 -     - - 9 - - - 2 3 - 40.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Sydney Firsts 1954-56   3 - 3 --- -     - - - - - - 3 - - 100.00% List
Possibles (AU) 1954-56   4 - 4 2-2 -     - - 6 - - - 2 1 1 50.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1954-55   2 - 2 --- 1     - - 2 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
NSW Firsts 1954-56, 1958   12 - 12 19-19 2     - - 61 - - - 8 4 - 66.67% List
NSW City Firsts 1956   1 - 1 1-1 -     - - 3 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Riverina 1958   1 - 1 1-1 -     - - 3 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Riverina/Western 1958   1 - 1 1-1 -     - - 3 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1958   1 - 1 1-1 -     - - 3 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
St GeorgeSt George 19521952 NSWRFL   11 - 1111-11 -     - - 33 - - - 9 2 - 81.82% List
St GeorgeSt George 19531953 NSWRFL   18 - 187-7 -     - - 21 - - - 11 7 - 61.11% List
St GeorgeSt George 19541954 NSWRFL   19 - 1913-13 45     - - 129 - - - 12 6 1 63.16% List
St GeorgeSt George 19551955 NSWRFL   15 - 159-9 4 / 4 100.00% - - 35 - - - 11 4 - 73.33% List
St GeorgeSt George 19561956 NSWRFL   19 - 1910-10 -     - - 30 - - - 14 4 1 73.68% List
St GeorgeSt George 19571957 NSWRFL   5 - 5--- -     - - - - - - 2 3 - 40.00% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19591959 NSWRFL   17 - 173-3 3     - - 15 - - - 5 11 1 29.41% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19601960 NSWRFL   9 - 93-3 -     - - 9 - - - 4 5 - 44.44% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19611961 NSWRFL   16 - 165-5 -     - - 15 - - - 5 10 1 31.25% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
St George 1952-57   87 - 87 50-50 49     - - 248 - - - 59 26 2 67.82% List
Canterbury 1959-61   42 - 42 11-11 3     - - 39 - - - 14 26 2 33.33% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    28 Aug 2016 10:26pm

    Ross Kite Captain-Coached Wagga Magpies in 1958

  • Clare
    7 Feb 2022 9:50am

    I have an old photo. Think it is Ross Kite - anywhere i can send it to find it?

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