Kevin Iro | |||||||
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OVERALL STATISTICS | |||||||
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DEBUT | LAST MATCH | LEFT | |||||
CAREER | APPEARANCES (SUBS) | ||||||
TRIES | GOALS | DGOALS | PTS | ||||
Biography of Kevin Iro |
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HERITAGE NO : 1090 Kevin Iro by Alex Service Born on 25 May 1968, Kevin Iro was approaching the veteran stage of his career when he was a shock signing by the St. Helens club before the 1999 campaign. A powerfully-built centre at over 15 stones, with the ability to burst through even the tightest defences, he could also off-load the ball in pressure situations, often using one hand, while he fended off the attentions of would-be tacklers. Iro was well-known to British fans, having enjoyed spells with Wigan and Leeds. He won three Challenge Cups with the Wigan club, together with two League Championships. After a spell with Manly, he joined Leeds, from 1992-1996, before joining the fledgling Hunter Mariners and later, Auckland Warriors on his way to Knowsley Road. He made his debut on the bench against Leeds at Headingley in a Challenge Cup tie, which the Saints lost 16-24. Kevin was very much a big game player, who would score vital tries when they were most needed. He formed a dynamic centre pairing in the St. Helens team with Paul Newlove and Kevin went on to score a vital four-pointer in the 1999 Grand Final against Bradford Bulls at Old Trafford that levelled the scores at 6-6 prior to Sean Long’s magnificent winning conversion. Iro revelled in the Saints’ style of fast, open football as the team repeated their Grand Final success in 2000 by defeating deadly rivals Wigan 29-16 in a pulsating encounter. Iro’s vast experience was utilised in the World Club Championship victory over Brisbane Broncos early in the New Year and the Saints completed a fabulous treble success by beating Bradford Bulls at Twickenham in the Challenge Cup Final. Universally known as The Beast, Iro will always be remembered in terms of the major finals. Yet he also produced some superb performances for St. Helens in the Super League competition, particularly against Wigan on Good Friday 2000, when he notched a scintillating hat-trick in a 38-14 triumph. His second included a fabulous dummy, totally bamboozling Wigan’s star full-back Radlinski. It was the Saints’ first home win against the Old Enemy since 1996, the first season of Super League. Iro made 34 appearances for New Zealand during his career, playing in several Tests with his brother Tony. He announced his retirement from the New Zealand team and was selected as Captain for the Cook Islands in the 2000 World Cup competition. Although failing to qualify for the later stages, the side finished with a 22-22 draw against Lebanon, the first international to be played with the roof totally enclosed at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium! Always a name on the team-sheet to strike trepidation into the opposition, Kevin’s power was sadly missed at Knowsley Road following his retirement in 2001, where he had achieved so much in such a relatively short space of time. |
SEASON STATISTICS | ||||
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Season (Official Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
1999 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
2000 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
2001 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
TOTALS: | 42 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
Season (Other Matches) | Tries | Goals | DGoals | Matches |
2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TOTALS: | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
ALL MATCHES |
Date | Match | Pos | Opponents | Comp | Venue | FT | FTO | T | G | DG | ||
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27th Feb 1999 | 1 | L |
14 | Leeds Rhinos | SCCC5 | A | 16 | 24 | VIEW | |||
7th Mar 1999 | 2 | W |
3 | Salford Reds | SL | A | 30 | 12 | VIEW | |||
21st Mar 1999 | 3 | W |
3 | Gateshead Thunder | SL | H | 34 | 22 | 2 | VIEW | ||
2nd Apr 1999 | 4 | W |
3 | Wigan Warriors | SL | A | 14 | 12 | 1 | VIEW | ||
5th Apr 1999 | 5 | W |
3 | Bradford Bulls | SL | H | 58 | 14 | VIEW | |||
9th Apr 1999 | 6 | W |
3 | London Broncos | SL | A | 34 | 18 | VIEW | |||
18th Apr 1999 | 7 | W |
3 | Sheffield Eagles | SL | H | 39 | 30 | 1 | VIEW | ||
25th Apr 1999 | 8 | W |
3 | Hull Sharks | SL | A | 30 | 10 | VIEW | |||
19th May 1999 | 9 | W |
3 | Castleford Tigers | SL | A | 33 | 14 | VIEW | |||
23rd May 1999 | 10 | W |
3 | Warrington Wolves | SL | H | 57 | 20 | VIEW | |||
30th May 1999 | 11 | W |
3 | Halifax Blue sox | SL | A | 28 | 22 | VIEW | |||
6th Jun 1999 | 12 | W |
3 | Salford Reds | SL | H | 48 | 0 | 1 | VIEW | ||
13th Jun 1999 | 13 | L |
3 | Gateshead Thunder | SL | A | 20 | 32 | VIEW | |||
23rd Jul 1999 | 14 | W |
3 | Leeds Rhinos | SL | A | 28 | 12 | VIEW | |||
30th Jul 1999 | 15 | W |
3 | Huddersfield Giants | SL | H | 64 | 16 | VIEW | |||
8th Aug 1999 | 16 | W |
3 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | SL | H | 42 | 34 | VIEW | |||
15th Aug 1999 | 17 | W |
3 | Warrington Wolves | SL | A | 35 | 12 | VIEW | |||
30th Aug 1999 | 18 | L |
3 | Gateshead Thunder | SL | H | 32 | 36 | VIEW | |||
5th Sep 1999 | 19 | L |
3 | Wigan Warriors | SL | A | 20 | 28 | 1 | VIEW | ||
10th Sep 1999 | 20 | W |
3 | Bradford Bulls | SL | H | 25 | 16 | 1 | VIEW | ||
17th Sep 1999 | 21 | W |
3 | Leeds Rhinos | SLQPO | H | 38 | 14 | VIEW | |||
26th Sep 1999 | 22 | L |
3 | Bradford Bulls | SLQF | A | 4 | 40 | VIEW | |||
3rd Oct 1999 | 23 | W |
3 | Castleford Tigers | SLEF | H | 36 | 6 | VIEW | |||
9th Oct 1999 | 24 | W |
3 | Bradford Bulls | SLGF | N | 8 | 6 | 1 | VIEW | ||
24th Jan 2000 | 25 | L |
3 | Melbourne Storm | WCC | N | 6 | 44 | VIEW | |||
13th Feb 2000 | 26 | W |
3 | Swinton Lions | SCCC4 | A | 36 | 22 | 3 | VIEW | ||
26th Feb 2000 | 27 | L |
3 | Leeds Rhinos | SCCC5 | A | 20 | 26 | VIEW | |||
3rd Mar 2000 | 28 | L |
3 | Bradford Bulls | SL | H | 10 | 32 | VIEW | |||
17th Mar 2000 | 29 | W |
3 | Hull Sharks | SL | A | 28 | 20 | VIEW | |||
2nd Apr 2000 | 30 | W |
3 | Wakefield Trinity | SL | H | 29 | 22 | VIEW | |||
7th Apr 2000 | 31 | W |
3 | Leeds Rhinos | SL | A | 42 | 14 | 1 | VIEW | ||
16th Apr 2000 | 32 | W |
3 | Halifax Blue Sox | SL | H | 52 | 20 | 1 | VIEW | ||
21st Apr 2000 | 33 | W |
3 | Wigan Warriors | SL | H | 38 | 14 | 3 | VIEW | ||
24th Apr 2000 | 34 | W |
3 | Warrington Wolves | SL | A | 47 | 34 | 1 | VIEW | ||
1st May 2000 | 35 | W |
3 | Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants | SL | H | 50 | 30 | 5 | VIEW | ||
7th May 2000 | 36 | W |
3 | Castleford Tigers | SL | A | 32 | 22 | 1 | VIEW | ||
12th May 2000 | 37 | W |
3 | London Broncos | SL | A | 26 | 20 | VIEW | |||
21st May 2000 | 38 | W |
3 | Salford Reds | SL | H | 46 | 22 | 2 | VIEW | ||
28th May 2000 | 39 | W |
3 | Hull Sharks | SL | H | 27 | 14 | VIEW | |||
2nd Jun 2000 | 40 | L |
3 | Bradford Bulls | SL | A | 16 | 17 | VIEW | |||
11th Jun 2000 | 41 | W |
3 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | SL | A | 30 | 22 | VIEW | |||
9th Jul 2000 | 42 | W |
3 | Wigan Warriors | SL | A | 30 | 28 | VIEW | |||
21st Jul 2000 | 43 | W |
3 | Castleford Tigers | SL | H | 42 | 18 | VIEW | |||
30th Jul 2000 | 44 | W |
4 | Salford Reds | SL | A | 58 | 4 | 2 | VIEW | ||
6th Aug 2000 | 45 | W |
4 | London Broncos | SL | H | 46 | 12 | VIEW | |||
13th Aug 2000 | 46 | L |
4 | Wakefield Trinity | SL | A | 16 | 32 | VIEW | |||
20th Aug 2000 | 47 | W |
4 | Warrington Wolves | SL | H | 58 | 18 | 1 | VIEW | ||
1st Sep 2000 | 48 | W |
3 | Leeds Rhinos | SL | A | 35 | 20 | VIEW | |||
15th Sep 2000 | 49 | L |
3 | Wigan Warriors | SL | H | 4 | 42 | VIEW | |||
22nd Sep 2000 | 50 | W |
3 | Bradford Bulls | SLQPO | H | 16 | 11 | VIEW | |||
29th Sep 2000 | 51 | W |
3 | Wigan Warriors | SLQF | A | 54 | 16 | 2 | VIEW | ||
14th Oct 2000 | 52 | W |
3 | Wigan Warriors | SLGF | N | 29 | 16 | VIEW | |||
5th Jan 2001 | -- | W |
3 | Salford City Reds* | Fr | H | 46 | 20 | 1 | VIEW | ||
26th Jan 2001 | 53 | W |
3 | Brisbane Broncos | WCC Final | N | 20 | 18 | VIEW | |||
10th Feb 2001 | 54 | W |
3 | Wigan Warriors | SCCC4 | H | 22 | 8 | VIEW | |||
16th Mar 2001 | 55 | W |
3 | Huddersfield Giants | SL | H | 44 | 22 | 2 | VIEW | ||
24th Mar 2001 | 56 | W |
3 | London Broncos | SL | A | 20 | 18 | VIEW | |||
31st Mar 2001 | 57 | W |
3 | Leeds Rhinos | SCCCSF | N | 27 | 22 | VIEW | |||
6th Apr 2001 | 58 | W |
3 | Wakefield Trinity | SL | H | 24 | 0 | 1 | VIEW | ||
13th Apr 2001 | 59 | D |
3 | Wigan Warriors | SL | A | 22 | 22 | 1 | VIEW | ||
16th Apr 2001 | 60 | W |
3 | Hull FC | SL | H | 38 | 34 | VIEW | |||
28th Apr 2001 | 61 | W |
3 | Bradford Bulls | SCCCF | N | 13 | 6 | VIEW | |||
4th May 2001 | 62 | L |
3 | Leeds Rhinos | SL | A | 16 | 74 | 1 | VIEW | ||
9th May 2001 | 63 | W |
3 | Castleford Tigers | SL | H | 36 | 16 | VIEW | |||
11th May 2001 | 64 | W |
3 | Halifax Blue Sox | SL | H | 32 | 26 | VIEW | |||
18th May 2001 | 65 | W |
3 | Salford City Reds | SL | H | 66 | 16 | 1 | VIEW | ||
28th May 2001 | 66 | W |
3 | Huddersfield Giants | SL | A | 44 | 26 | VIEW | |||
2nd Jun 2001 | 67 | W |
3 | Bradford Bulls | SL | H | 38 | 26 | VIEW | |||
8th Jun 2001 | 68 | W |
3 | London Broncos | SL | H | 22 | 14 | VIEW | |||
17th Jun 2001 | 69 | W |
3 | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | SL | A | 36 | 26 | 1 | VIEW | ||
22nd Jun 2001 | 70 | L |
3 | Wigan Warriors | SL | H | 28 | 29 | VIEW | |||
30th Jun 2001 | 71 | L |
3 | Hull FC | SL | A | 28 | 34 | 1 | VIEW | ||
7th Jul 2001 | 72 | W |
3 | Warrington Wolves | SL | H | 70 | 16 | VIEW | |||
13th Jul 2001 | 73 | W |
3 | Leeds Rhinos | SL | H | 46 | 24 | 1 | VIEW | ||
22nd Jul 2001 | 74 | W |
3 | Halifax Blue Sox | SL | A | 46 | 22 | VIEW | |||
29th Jul 2001 | 75 | W |
3 | Salford City Reds | SL | A | 56 | 18 | VIEW | |||
3rd Aug 2001 | 76 | L |
3 | Castleford Tigers | SL | A | 26 | 28 | 1 | VIEW | ||
10th Aug 2001 | 77 | W |
3 | Wigan Warriors | SL | H | 30 | 16 | VIEW | |||
17th Aug 2001 | 78 | L |
4 | Bradford Bulls | SL | A | 14 | 27 | VIEW | |||
31st Aug 2001 | 79 | W |
4 | Castleford Tigers | SL | H | 44 | 20 | VIEW | |||
7th Sep 2001 | 80 | L |
4 | Leeds Rhinos | SL | H | 18 | 23 | VIEW | |||
14th Sep 2001 | 81 | L |
3 | Wigan Warriors | SL | A | 6 | 40 | VIEW | |||
22nd Sep 2001 | 82 | W |
3 | Leeds Rhinos | SLEPO | H | 38 | 30 | 1 | VIEW | ||
28th Sep 2001 | 83 | W |
4 | Hull FC | SLESF | A | 24 | 20 | VIEW | |||
6th Oct 2001 | 84 | L |
4 | Wigan Warriors | SLEF | A | 10 | 44 | 1 | VIEW |
*Unofficial Match. **Non Playing Sub. |
WINS : 65 | LOSSES : 19 | DRAWS : 1 |
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