Peter Mellars
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| Full name | Peter Orewa Mellars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 August 1959 New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Vince Mellars (son) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peter Mellars is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer and administrator who represented New Zealand. His son, Vince, is a professional rugby league player.
Playing career
[edit]Mellars played for Petone and represented Wellington.[1] In 1982 he was selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team however he did not play in any Test matches.[2]
Later years
[edit]Mellars is the chairman of the Petone Panthers club and also served as the manager of the Wellington Orcas in the final year of the Bartercard Cup.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Lion Red 1988 Rugby League Annual, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1988. p.p.151-159
- ↑ MELLARS, Peter Orewa - 1982 Archived 2012-05-01 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
- ↑ "Confused Orcas set to miss out". The Dominion Post. 13 August 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ↑ Petone Panthers Wellington Rugby League