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| Full name | John Kevin Dixon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Greymouth, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kevin Dixon is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1968 World Cup.
Early life
Dixon was born in Greymouth and was educated at, and first played rugby league for, Marist Brothers High School, Greymouth.
Playing career
A West Coast representative, Dixon made his debut for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1965 in the second test match against Australia. He went on to play in ten test matches for New Zealand, including at the 1968 World Cup.
In 1971 Dixon moved to Sydney and played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NSWRL Premiership.
Coaching career
In 1991 Dixon coached Nelson against Marlborough.
References
- "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Marist Rugby League 6th Grade Team,1956". West Coast New Zealand History. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- DIXON, John Kevin - 1965 - 70 nzleague.co.nz
- Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1991 New Zealand Rugby League, 1991.
| New Zealand squad – 1968 Rugby League World Cup | |
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- Living people
- Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players
- Marist (West Coast) players
- New Zealand rugby league players
- New Zealand national rugby league team players
- New Zealand rugby league coaches
- Rugby league players from Greymouth
- Rugby league second-rows
- Tasman rugby league team coaches
- West Coast rugby league team players
- People educated at John Paul II High School, Greymouth