Robert Piva
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| Born | (1966-11-04) 4 November 1966 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 208 cm (6 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 122 kg (19 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Piva is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who represented both New Zealand and Western Samoa.[1]
Playing career
A Wellington Rugby League player, Piva played for the Waterside, St. George, Randwick, Porirua City and Kapiti Bears clubs.[2][3] Piva then played for the Taranaki Rockets in the 1994 Lion Red Cup.[4] Halfway through the season he was signed by the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and he moved to England.[5] After the 1994-5 English season had ended he returned to Australasia and played two seasons with the North Queensland Cowboys before spending one season in France.[citation needed]
In 2001 he played in the Bartercard Cup for the Porirua Pumas.[6]
Representative career
A Junior Kiwi, Piva was a Western Samoan, and New Zealand international and played at the 1995 World Cup for Western Samoa.
References
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^ Past Kiwis Caps - P NZRL
^ 1986 Lion Red Rugby League Annual, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1986. p.128
^ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994. p.118
^ Club-by-club guide to the new season The Independent, 19 August 1994
^ Round 7 Bartercard Cup teams Archived 13 September 2012 at Archive.is rleague.com, 26 April 2001
