Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Ross Ernest Kite
- Born
- Friday, 24th October, 1930
- Died
- Sunday, 30th May, 2004 (Aged 73 years and 218 days)
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Interstate Series
- 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958
- City vs Country Firsts
- 1956
- NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
- 1956, 1957
Known Family Links
- Brother
- Max Kite
Biography
St George junior started his career in the centres but forged a reputation as a high-class winger. Not missing a grade game during 1951-56 Kite scored four tries on debut for NSW in 1954 before gaining Test recognition against France the following year. He played in all three Tests against the French in 1955, scoring a clever try in Australia's 20-8 win in the First Test after toeing the ball over the line. Kite represented NSW against NZ in 1956 and was a member of the St George team that started their phenomenal eleven-season reign as premiers. Moving to Wagga in 1958 he won a spot on the wing for NSW before playing in the first two Tests against Great Britain. Kite returned to Sydney in 1959 to see out his career with C’bury.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 5 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Sydney Firsts | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | - | 4 | 5 | 2 | - | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 5 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Riverina | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | - | 5 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Interstate Series | 4 | 8 | 14 | - | - | 42 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.50% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Country Carnival | - | 5 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 2 | 129 | 61 | 52 | - | 287 | 73 | 52 | 4 | 56.59% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 9 | 3 | 9 | - | 27 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.44% | List | ||||
| City Cup | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 153 | 86 | 54 | - | 366 | 95 | 73 | 4 | 62.09% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1955, 1958 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Sydney Firsts | 1954-56 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Possibles (AU) | 1954-56 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Seconds | 1954-55 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Firsts | 1954-56, 1958 | 12 | 19 | 2 | - | 61 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | 1956 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Riverina | 1958 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Riverina/Western | 1958 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Country Firsts | 1958 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1954-1958 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 81 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 60.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1952 | 11 | 11 | - | - | 33 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.82% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1953 | 18 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 61.11% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1954 | 19 | 13 | 45 | - | 129 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 63.16% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1955 | 15 | 9 | 4 | - | 35 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 73.33% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1956 | 19 | 10 | - | - | 30 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 73.68% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1957 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| Canterbury | NSWRFL 1959 | 17 | 3 | 3 | - | 15 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 29.41% | List | ||||
| Canterbury | NSWRFL 1960 | 9 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.44% | List | ||||
| Canterbury | NSWRFL 1961 | 16 | 5 | - | - | 15 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 31.25% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| St George | 1952-57 | 87 | 50 | 49 | - | 248 | 59 | 26 | 2 | 67.82% | List | ||||
| Canterbury | 1959-61 | 42 | 11 | 3 | - | 39 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1952-1961 | 129 | 61 | 52 | 0 | 287 | 73 | 52 | 4 | 56.59% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Wests Archives, Max Turner, Tim Costello
Your Say
28/08/2016
Ross Kite Captain-Coached Wagga Magpies in 1958
07/02/2022
I have an old photo. Think it is Ross Kite - anywhere i can send it to find it?
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