John Kirwan

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Wednesday, 16th December, 1964
Current Age
59 years and 130 days

Known Family Links

Grandfather
Jack Kirwan

Biography

‘All Black’ legend with a record 63 RU Test matches to his credit changed codes to play for the Auckland Warriors in 1995. The grandson of Jack Kirwan, who represented the Kiwis after changing codes in 1926, and the cousin of former Test captain Mark Graham, Kirwan made his RU Test debut in 1984 before going on to score 200 first class tries in his amateur career. After first rejecting an offer from the Warriors, and despite being 30 years old, Kirwan signed a two-year deal with Auckland after the start of the 1995 season. Although his league career did not reach similar heights Kirwan was an important signing for the Warriors and made a modest contribution in the club’s infancy.
- 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 %  
NRL 35 13 -   - 52 21 14 0 60.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Auckland ARL 1995 16 3 -   - 12 11 5 0 68.75% List
Auckland ARL 1996 19 10 -   - 40 10 9 0 52.63% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Warriors 1995-96 35 13 -   - 52 21 14 0 60.00% List

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  • Anonymous
    10/12/2021

    He was a great player and tough winger

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin

Sources: ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1997, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1996