Mike Patton (rugby league)

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Mike Patton

Personal information

Full name

Michael Patrick Patton

Born

10 January 1966 (age 58)
New Zealand

Playing information

Position

Stand-off

Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
19??–85	Mangere East Hawks
1986	Manukau Magpies
1987–??	Glenora Bears
	Total	0	0	0	0	0
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	Auckland
1990–91	New Zealand

Source: ^[1]

Michael Patrick Patton^[2] is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in six Test matches, including matches that counted towards the 1992 World Cup.

Playing career

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Patton originally played for the Mangere East Hawks in the Auckland Rugby League competition and won the Lipscombe Cup in 1985 as the ARL's sportsman of the year. Patton spent the 1986 season with the Manukau Magpies.^[3] An Auckland representative, Patton again won the Lipscombe Cup in 1987, although by this time he was playing for the Glenora Bears.

He was called up into the New Zealand in 1990 and played in six Test matches, coming off the bench in all of them.

In 1992 he won the Rothville Trophy as the ARL player of the year.^{[citation needed]}

Later years

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Patton went on to become a self-made millionaire.^[4]

References

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^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ PATTON, Michael Patrick 1990 - 91 - Kiwi #625 Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
^ 1986 Lion Red Rugby League Annual, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1986. p.101
^ Lonergan, Dean (4 April 2008). "Dean Lonergan: More guts please". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 25 October 2011.

New Zealand squad – 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup

Dean Bell
Richie Blackmore
Frano Botica
Peter Brown
Dean Clark
Morvin Edwards
Mark Elia
Esene Faimalo
Gary Freeman
Clayton Friend
James Goulding
Daryl Halligan
Gavin Hill
Sean Hoppe
Mark Horo
Kevin Iro
Tony Iro
Tony Kemp
Emosi Koloto
Mike Kuiti
Francis Leota
Dean Lonergan
Duane Mann
George Mann
Jarrod McCracken
Hugh McGahan
Gary Mercer
Tawera Nikau
Mark Nixon
Sam Panapa
Mike Patton
Quentin Pongia
Matthew Ridge
Tea Ropati
Kelly Shelford
Kurt Sherlock
Kurt Sorensen
Sam Stewart
Brent Stuart
Brent Todd
Paddy Tuimavave
Brendon Tuuta
Dave Watson
Darrell Williams
Jason Williams
Mark Woods
Coaches: Tony Gordon • Bob Bailey • Howie Tamati

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