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Graeme West
Graeme West
Photo: Mark Conroy
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Graeme West with fans Rosemary Eccles & Sheila Connor 1980s.

Comment by: Ernest Pyke on 27th March 2013 at 05:36

See:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graeme_West
Extract from it:-
Graeme Leonard West is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer and coach. Standing at six-foot, five inches, he played in the forwards, captaining English club Wigan. West also played representative rugby league for New Zealand and is the father of Super League player, Dwayne West.

Playing career:
West was a hugely popular figure at Wigan RLFC during his 15 year career with the club, and is still revered by fans.
He was signed by Wigan RLFC for the 1982-83 season from New Zealand side Taranaki. He was actually 29 when he signed, though Wigan believed him to be 2 years younger.

Legacy:
In 2008 he was named in the Taranaki Rugby League Team of the Century.
West still lives and works in Wigan, but spends part of the year back in his native New Zealand

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