Gary Prohm

Gary Prohm (born (1956-10-03)3 October 1956) is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer and coach who represented New Zealand, including in matches that counted towards the 1988 World Cup.

Gary Prohm
Personal information
Full nameGary John Prohm[1]
Born (1956-10-03) 3 October 1956
New Zealand
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre, Second-row, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Otahuhu Leopards
1982–86 Hull Kingston Rovers 147 104 0 0 399
1986–87 Eastern Suburbs 28 5 0 0 20
1988 Mount Albert Lions
Total 175 109 0 0 419
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Auckland
1978–86 New Zealand 23 4 0 0 12
Source: [2]

Playing career

Prohm played in the Auckland Rugby League competition for Otahuhu and played for Auckland.[3] In 1978 he made his début for the New Zealand national rugby league team. He played 23 Test Matches between 1978 and 1986.

Prohm moved to England in 1982, joining the Hull Kingston Rovers. He went on to play for four seasons for the club before leaving in 1986 to join Eastern Suburbs in Australia for two years.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Prohm played left-centre, i.e. number 4, and scored 2-tries in Hull Kingston Rovers' 14–15 defeat by Castleford in the 1984 Challenge Cup Final during the 1984–85 season at Wembley Stadium, London, on Saturday 3 May 1986, in front of a crowd of 82,134.

County Cup Final appearances

Prohm played left-centre, i.e. number 4, in Hull Kingston Rovers' 12–29 defeat by Hull F.C. in the 1984 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1984–85 season at Boothferry Park, Kingston upon Hull, on Saturday 27 October 1984, and played left-centre again, in the 22–18 victory over Castleford in the 1985 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1985–86 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds, on Sunday 27 October 1985.

John Player Special Trophy Final appearances

Prohm played left-centre, i.e. number 4, and scored a try in Hull Kingston Rovers' 12-0 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1984–85 John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1984–85 season at Boothferry Park, Kingston upon Hull on Saturday 26 January 1985.

Later years

In 1994 Prohm coached the new Auckland City Vulcans in the Lion Red Cup competition.[4][5]

He now runs Gary Prohm Automotive in Royal Oak.[6]

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References
  1. PROHM, GARY JOHN 1978 - 83, 1985 - 86 - KIWI #542 Archived 2012-04-23 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. League star a rugby coach Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine Tamaki and District Times, 9 August 2006
  4. Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994. p.115
  5. Brown, Michael (26 November 2006). "League: Farewell to Wiki, Jones and Vagana". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  6. Gary Prohm Automotive Ltd Archived 2011-03-08 at the Wayback Machine Gary Prohm Automotive Ltd
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