Sid Kean
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| Full name | Sydney Kean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1888 New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | Deceased | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sid Kean was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand.
Playing career
Kean played for the City Rovers in the Auckland Rugby League competition. In 1910 he was part of the Auckland side that toured the country, playing matches in Wanganui, Bluff, Invercargill, Dunedin, Napier and Dannevirke.[1]
In 1911 he was selected to play for New Zealand on their tour of Australia. No test matches were played on tour as New Zealand played matches against New South Wales and Queensland.[2][3]
References
- ^ Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
- ^ "Sid Kean – Kiwi #56". New Zealand Rugby League. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "All Blacks Tour 1911". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 6 June 2025.