Mike Patton (rugby league)

Michael Patrick Patton[2] is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in six Test matches, including matches that counted towards the 1992 World Cup.

Mike Patton

Personal information
Full name	Michael Patrick Patton
Born	New Zealand
Playing information
Position	Stand-off
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 19??–85 Mangere East Hawks 1986 Manukau Magpies 1987–?? Glenora Bears Total 0 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P Auckland 1990–91 New Zealand
Source: [1]

Playing career

Patton originally played for the Mangere East Hawks in the Auckland Rugby League competition and won the Lipscombe Cup in 1985 as the ARL's sportsman of the year. Patton spent the 1986 season with the Manukau Magpies.[3] An Auckland representative, Patton again won the Lipscombe Cup in 1987, although by this time he was playing for the Glenora Bears.

He was called up into the New Zealand in 1990 and played in six Test matches, coming off the bench in all of them.

In 1992 he won the Rothville Trophy as the ARL player of the year.

Later years

Patton went on to become a self-made millionaire.[4]

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. PATTON, Michael Patrick 1990 - 91 - Kiwi #625 Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
3. 1986 Lion Red Rugby League Annual, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1986. p.101
4. Lonergan, Dean (4 April 2008). "Dean Lonergan: More guts please". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 25 October 2011.