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Bernie Green
New Zealand rugby league footballer
Bernard John Green (c. 1959 – 8 September 2009) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand.
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| Full name | Bernard John Green[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1959-04-15)15 April 1959 New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 September 2006(2006-09-08) (aged 47) Blackball, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Green played in the West Coast Rugby League competition and represented the West Coast.
In 1980 he played for the South Island in the New Zealand Rugby League's inter-district competition.[3] He was then selected for the New Zealand squad that was touring Great Britain and France, becoming Kiwi number 556. He played in 5 games and scored 2 tries on tour, but did not play in any of the test matches.
In 1981 Green played for the South Island against the touring French side.[3]
In 1986 Green was part of the Runanga side that won the West Coast premiership.[4] In 1987 Runanga again won the West Coast title, and Green was part of the West Coast B side that won the South Island second division. Green was Runanga's player-coach in 1989 and again played for the West Coast.
A miner, Green died on 8 September 2006 during a rockfall at the Roa mine.[5][6]
- "NZLEAGUE.CO.NZ - Home". Archived from the original on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Bernard Green - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project".
- Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
- 1986 Lion Red Rugby League Annual, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1986.
- Woulfe, Catherine (9 September 2006). "'Mum's lost her soulmate'" – via New Zealand Herald.
- Cheng, Derek (8 September 2006). "Mine shaft collapse kills national league player" – via New Zealand Herald.