Denvour Johnston

Denvour Johnston

Personal information
Full name	Denvour Francis Johnston
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Randwick Kingfishers 1994–1995 Hutt Valley Firehawks 1996 Taranaki Rockets Total 0 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1992–1997 Wellington 1988–1992 Cook Islands 1993 New Zealand 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Denvour Francis Johnston^[2][3] is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in 1993.

Playing career

Johnston played for the Randwick Kingfishers club in the Wellington Rugby League competition.^[4] He represented the Cook Islands at the 1988 and 1992 Pacific Cups.^[5]

In 1993, after playing for Wellington in the 1993 National Provincial Competition, Johnston was named in the Possibles team that trialled for the New Zealand national rugby league team.^[6] Johnston was subsequently named in the Kiwis squad for the tour of Great Britain that year. He played in two test matches, replacing Duane Mann.^[7]

In 1994, with the launch of the Lion Red Cup, Johnston joined the Hutt Valley Firehawks. He remained with them for the three years of the competition and in 1996 was named in a New Zealand Residents team that played the touring Great Britain side.^[8]

In 1996 Johnston played for the Taranaki Rockets and then spent the off season in France.^[9] Johnston made 61 appearances in the Lion Red Cup for Taranaki and Hutt Valley.^[10]

In 1997 Johnston again played for Wellington and was part of the Upper Hutt Tigers side that won the Appleton Shield.^[11]

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. Past Kiwis Caps - J nzrl.co.nz
3. JOHNSTON, DENVOUR FRANCIS 1993 - KIWI #649 Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
4. Kevin Tamati Maori Sports Profile & Database
5. John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p. 253. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2.
6. Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1993, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1993. p.p.180-191
7. Kiwis drop Freeman The Independent, 3 November 1993
8. 1996 Tour Match: New Zealand Select XIII 30 Great Britain 22 Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine Cherry and White
9. Peter Bidwell (15 October 1996). "Hooker dedicates game to brother". Dominion-Post. p. 20 – via EBSCOHost. Johnston, 27, has been playing for the Lyon club in France alongside fellow New Zealanders Paulo Savelio and Jay Turner since his Lion Red Cup season with Taranaki ended in August.
10. New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998.
11. New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998. p.153