Robin Alfeld Explained

Robin Alfeld
Fullname:Robin Leonard Alfeld
Birth Date:12 December 1956
Birth Place:New Zealand
Height:181cm (71inches)
Weight:900NaN0
Club1:Hornby
Year1start:1976
Year1end:1986
Tries1:116
Teama:Canterbury
Yearastart:1977
Yearaend:1985
Appearancesa:28
Triesa:18
Teamb:South Island
Yearbstart:1979
Yearbend:85
Appearancesb:18
Triesb:4
Teamc:New Zealand
Yearcstart:1983
Appearancesc:1
Triesc:0
Goalsc:0
Fieldgoalsc:0
Pointsc:0
Source:[1]
New:yes

Robin Leonard Alfeld is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand.

Playing career

Alfeld played for the Hornby Panthers in the Canterbury Rugby League competition between 1976 and 1985, scoring 116 tries for his club - a Hornby club record.[2] He played for Canterbury between 1977 and 1985, scoring 18 tries in 28 matches. Alfeld also played 18 games for the South Island between 1979 and 1985.[3]

Alfeld retired in 1985 due to injury.

Representative career

Alfeld played one test match for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1981 against Papua New Guinea. He also played for Oceania against Europe in 1983 as part of the French Rugby League 50th anniversary celebrations and was a replacement for the New Zealand XIII that played Queensland in 1984.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
  3. Bruce Montgomerie Those Who Played, Montgomerie Publishing, 2004.
  4. http://www.nzleague.co.nz/pages/kiwis_players.php?player=575&name=ALFELD,%20Robin%20Leonard ALFELD, Robin Leonard (1983)