Fred Petersen (rugby league)
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| Full name | Fred Petersen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 March 1978 Western Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [2] As of 23 January 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fred Petersen is a Samoan former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. Petersen also represented Samoa in the 2000 World Cup.
Playing career
[edit]Petersen played for the Penrith Panthers between 1996 and 2001, playing in 15 National Rugby League matches. He played for the Junior Kiwis in 1997.[3] In 2000 he was named in the Samoan squad for the World Cup. During the first match against Ireland he was concussed and he did not play in another match in the competition.[4]
He joined the Sydney City Roosters in 2003 and played in two first grade matches for the club. In 2004 he joined the Parramatta Eels but spent the season in the NSWRL Premier League.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Fred Petersen rugbyleague.co.nz
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ New Zealand Rugby League Annual '97, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1997. p.43
- ^ "Rugby League: Weather will dictate Kiwis' cup tactics". The New Zealand Herald. NZPA. 2 November 2000. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ Eels teams for Round 4 rleague.com, 31 March 2004
- ^ "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.