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Sam Stewart

  • Playing Career

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Wednesday, 5th December, 1962
Current Age
62 years and 68 days

Honours & Awards

Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.

Test Series
Great Britain vs New Zealand 1985, Papua New Guinea vs New Zealand 1986, France vs New Zealand 1989

Biography

Junior Kiwi rep first signed a contract to play with Norths on the tour of Australia in 1981 but returned to NZ to pursue a career as a policeman. Stewart crossed the Tasman with the senior NZ team in 1986 and played in three tests against Australia and Papua New Guinea but produced a great performance in the Kiwis shock 13-6 win at Lang Park in 1987. He then signed with newly promoted club Newcastle in 1988 and was chosen for the Rest of the World in the match against Australia during the Bicentenary celebrations. A veteran of 16 Tests from 1985 to 1989, as well as being a reserve in the Kiwi team beaten by Australia in the final of the 1988 World Cup, Stewart spent time as Newcastle captain but was relegated to the interchange bench during the club's semi-final year in 1992.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions
Competition   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Tour Matches Central Districts - 2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List
Tour Matches New Zealand - 22 1 -   - 4 12 10 0 54.55% List
Test Series 3 11 - -   - - 4 7 0 36.36% List
World Cup - 7 - -   - - 3 4 0 42.86% List
Tour Matches New Zealand XIII - 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - 81 7 -   - 28 36 39 6 44.44% List
Midweek Cup - 4 1 -   - 4 2 2 0 50.00% List
Tour Matches Newcastle Knights - 2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List
Challenge Cup AU - 4 - -   - - 2 2 0 50.00% List
UK Second Division - 57 6 -   - 24 39 15 3 68.42% List
Regal Trophy - 8 1 -   - 4 5 3 0 62.50% List
Challenge Cup - 6 2 -   - 8 3 3 0 50.00% List
UK Third Division - 41 8 -   - 32 38 3 0 92.68% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
New Zealand 1985-89   16 - -   - - 8 8 0 50.00% 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 %  
New Zealand 1985-1989   7 - -   - - 3 4 0 42.86% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Central Districts 1984-85   2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List


Club Career

NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Year

Team Season   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Newcastle NSWRL 1988 Winfield Cup   20 4 -   - 16 5 14 1 25.00% List
Newcastle NSWRL 1989 Winfield Cup   19 1 -   - 4 9 10 0 47.37% List
Newcastle NSWRL 1990 Winfield Cup   18 - -   - - 9 7 2 50.00% List
Newcastle NSWRL 1991 Winfield Cup   5 - -   - - 2 1 2 40.00% List
Newcastle NSWRL 1992 Winfield Cup   19 2 -   - 8 11 7 1 57.89% List

NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Newcastle 1988-92   81 7 -   - 28 36 39 6 44.44% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
London 1993/94   34 4 -   - 16 23 9 2 67.65% List
London 1994/95   33 4 -   - 16 22 10 1 66.67% List
Hull KR 1995/96   21 4 -   - 16 18 3 0 85.71% List
Hull KR 1996   24 5 -   - 20 22 2 0 91.67% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
London 1993-94   67 8 -   - 32 45 19 3 67.16% List
Hull KR 1995-96   45 9 -   - 36 40 5 0 88.89% List
Overall1993-1996   112 17 0   0 68 85 24 3 75.89% List

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Steven Russo, Bill Bates, Tim Costello

Sources: David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club