Timothy Paul Kava (born 6 March 1963) is an Australian former rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | Timothy Paul Kava | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 March 1963 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Innisfail, QLD, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 242 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Waverley College | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Kava grew up in the town of Tully in far north Queensland. A rugby league player in his youth, Kava switched to union aged 11 while attending Waverley College in Sydney, where he had three years in the 1st XV.[2] He was a member of the 1981/82 Australian Schools side that went undefeated on a tour of the United Kingdom.[3]
A lock, Kava was an Australian under 21s representative and played most his first-grade rugby with Randwick, winning seven premierships. He won Wallabies selection for their 1989 tour of Canada and France, making his first international appearance in a match against British Columbia. The following year, Kava captained the Emerging Wallabies for a tour Europe. He was also captain of the 1992 Sydney representative team that beat the All Blacks by a record 23-point margin at Penrith Stadium. In 1993, Kava made his second Wallabies squad for a repeat tour of Canada and France, during which he was captain for two uncapped matches. He retired from rugby in 1995.[3]
Kava coached Randwick's first-grade team in the 2005 season.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Line-ups poised for the showdown". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 September 1988.
- ^ "Tim Strives For The Best Of Both Worlds". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 July 1984.
- ^ a b "Timothy Paul Kava". Classic Wallabies.
- ^ "Battle lines drawn for Shute Shield". ESPNscrum. 17 March 2005.