Ray Haffenden
Playing information | ||||||
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Position | Fullback | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
Linwood (CRL) | ||||||
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1970–1974 | Canterbury | 4 | ||||
1974 | South Island | 1 | ||||
Coaching information | ||||||
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Gms | W | D | L | W% |
1982–1988 | Canterbury | 36 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 56 |
South Island |
Ray Haffenden is a New Zealand rugby league administrator and former player and coach who served as the New Zealand Rugby League's chairman. He currently serves as the NZRL vice-chairman.
Playing career
Haffenden played for the Linwood Keas in the Canterbury Rugby League competition until he was 32.[1] He played in the Keas' premiership winning teams in 1968 and 1970.[2]
Haffenden played four games for Canterbury and represented the South Island against Great Britain in 1974.[2][3]
Coaching career
Haffenden coached Canterbury in 1982 and again from 1984, stepping down in 1988 with 20 wins, 4 draws and 12 losses.[4] During this time he also coached the South Island.
In 1989 and 1990 he coached the Junior Kiwis, including a tour of Papua New Guinea. Haffenden also managed the New Zealand Kiwis in 1990 and 1991 under coach Bob Bailey, who he had challenged for the position.[2] He continued to manage the Kiwis under Frank Endacott until 1995.[5]
Administration career
Haffenden was voted onto the New Zealand Rugby League board in 1992, serving until 1995.[6]
Haffenden later served on the judiciary for Bartercard Cup games and the New Zealand Rugby League judiciary panel. Haffenden is also a life member of the Linwood Keas club in Christchurch.[5]
He was elected back onto the NZRL board and took over as chairman in November 2007.[7] As chairman Haffenden took over in a time of turmoil and oversaw a SPARC review of the NZRL that led to its revamp in 2009. Haffenden's term as chairman ended with the restructure, however he was elected as the vice-chairman.[1][8] Haffenden was part of the independent judiciary following the 2011 Bill Kelly Test match.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
- ↑ Lion Red 1988 Rugby League Annual, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1988. p.p.160-167
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 NZRL Board nzrl.co.nz
- ↑ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1992 New Zealand Rugby League, 1992. p.4
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Ray Haffenden must stand for NZRL election New Zealand Herald, 1 June 2009
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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