Sid Kean Explained

Sid Kean
Fullname:Sydney Kean
Birth Place:New Zealand
Club1:City Rovers
Year1start:1910
Year1end:11
Appearances1:10
Tries1:2
Goals1:2
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:10
Teama:Auckland
Yearastart:1910
Appearancesa:4
Triesa:8
Goalsa:1
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:26
Teamb:New Zealand
Yearbstart:1911
Appearancesb:1
Triesb:0
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:0
New:yes

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]

Notes and References

  1. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. .
  2. http://nzleague.co.nz/pages/kiwis_players.php?player=56&name=KEAN,_Sydney KEAN, Sydney (1911)