Bob Jarvis (rugby league)

Bob Jarvis

Personal information
Full name	Robert John Jarvis
Born	New Zealand
Playing information
Position	Stand-off
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1967–1975	Otahuhu
1976–1976	Hornby
1977–1979	Addington (Player Coach)
1992–1992	Lincoln University
	Total	0	0	0	0	0
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1973–1975	Auckland (New Zealand Colt 1973 Tour of Australia)
1974–1975	New Zealand	9	3	0	0	9
1976–1979	Canterbury
1976–1976	New Zealand Thirteen	1	1			3
Source: [1]

Bob Jarvis is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented his country in the 1975 World Cup.

Playing career

Jarvis played for the Otahuhu Leopards in the Auckland Rugby League competition. In 1973 he played for Auckland.^[2] In 1974 he was part of the Auckland side that defeated Great Britain and also won the Auckland Rugby League's Bert Humphries Memorial trophy as most improved back.

That year he made his New Zealand Kiwis' debut, playing against Great Britain. In 1975 he was part of the Auckland side that defeated Wales and also played for New Zealand in the World Championship.^[3]

In 1976 Jarvis was one of three Aucklanders who signed with Hornby, for which the New Zealand Rugby League imposed a $1000 transfer fee per player.^[4] He represented Canterbury that year and did so until 1979.

References

1. Robert Jarvis rugbyleagueproject.org
2. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
3. JARVIS, Robert John (1974 - 75) nzleague.co.nz
4. Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.