Summary
Arthur Kitinas (born 29 November 1959) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, and coached in the 2000s. He played in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.
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| Born | 29 November 1959 Perth, Australia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A hooker, Kitinas trialled with Sydney's Eastern Suburbs club and played just one top grade match, in 1977, before joining the South Sydney Rabbitohs the following season. The established hookers at the South Sydney club, Test player George Piggins along with Ken Stewart, saw the promising young Kitinas play very little first grade at that club either.
Kitinas spent time as an assistant coach at South Sydney before an unsuccessful stint in the main job in 2004, as a replacement for Paul Langmack.[4]
Kitinas joined the Wests Tigers coaching team in 2006 and currently coaches the Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Premier League team. In 2006 and 2007 he also coached the Australian Fijians team.[5] Kitinas now coaches the South Sydney Rabbitohs SG Ball team
References edit
- ^ "New Souths coach gets warm welcome". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 June 2004. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ RLP
- ^ "One game at a time". The Sydney Morning herald. 14 June 2004.
- ^ "AUSTRALIAN FIJIANS READY FOR HISTORIC TOUR OF ENGLAND". Australian Fijian Rugby league. August 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
