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David Kidwell (born 23 April 1977 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a professional rugby league coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach for NRL club Wests Tigers. As a player, he represented his country as a member of the 2005 Tri-Nations and 2008 World Cup winning New Zealand teams. He primarily played as a second rower, though he started his career as a centre. ==Playing career== A Hornby Panthers junior in the Canterbury Rugby League competition, in 1995 Kidwell played in the Lion Red Cup for the Canterbury Country Cardinals.〔''Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995'', New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1995. p.110〕 He then joined the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs in 1996 and also made the Junior Kiwis that year. He made his First Grade Debut on 17 August 1997 in Round 17 for the Adelaide Rams against Canberra at Canberra Stadium. Kidwell was selected for the New Zealand team to compete in the end of season 1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament. In the final against Australia he played from the interchange bench in the Kiwis' 22-20 loss. In 2006 Kidwell signed a pre-contract agreement to represent the South Sydney Rabbitohs until 2009. He later played in Melbourne's 2006 NRL Grand Final loss to Brisbane. Kidwell has previously played for the Melbourne Storm, Sydney Roosters, Warrington Wolves, Parramatta Eels and the Adelaide Rams. In the 2007 pre-season, it was announced that Kidwell would be co-captain of the South Sydney Rabbitohs, along with Peter Cusack for 2007. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Kidwell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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