Corey Lawrie
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Corey Lawrie is a New Zealand rugby league
player who currently is the player-coach of the Hornby Panthers. His position of choice is at lock-forward
.
in the Bartercard Cup
, the Auckland Lions
in the NSWRL Premier League
and the New Zealand Warriors
in the Telstra Premiership
. He made his first grade debut for the Warriors on the 15 April 2007 against the North Queensland Cowboys
.
After being released by the Warriors, Lawrie joined Doncaster in National League Two in England.
In 2009 Lawrie returned to Christchurch and his junior club, the Hornby Panthers.
Lawrie was named in a West Coast XIII
to play in a curtain raiser match against Canterbury on 4 February 2011. The match is before the New Zealand Warriors
v Newcastle Knights
preseason charity match that will raise money for the Pike River Mine disaster
trust. He became the player-coach of the Panthers for the 2011 season.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player who currently is the player-coach of the Hornby Panthers. His position of choice is at lock-forward
Rugby league positions
A rugby league football team consists of thirteen players on the field, with four substitutes on the bench. Players are divided into two general categories: "forwards" and "backs"....
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Playing career
Lawrie has previously represented the Canterbury BullsCanterbury Bulls
The Canterbury rugby league team are a rugby league team who represent the Canterbury Rugby League. They are currently nicknamed the Bulls but have previously had other nicknames such as the Reds. They are based at Rugby League Park in Christchurch....
in the Bartercard Cup
Bartercard Cup
The Bartercard Cup was the top level rugby league club competition in New Zealand from 2000 until 2007. For the entire life of the tournament it was sponsored by Bartercard. The cup was administered by the New Zealand Rugby League...
, the Auckland Lions
Auckland Lions
The Auckland Lions were a rugby league club that had teams in both the New Zealand Bartercard Cup and the NSWRL Premier League. They were mostly based around the Mt Albert Lions Rugby League club...
in the NSWRL Premier League
NSWRL Premier League
The New South Wales Cup is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales previously known as the NSWRL Premier League. It has a history dating back to the NSWRFL's origins in 1908, starting off as a reserve grade competition. It is now the premier open age competition in the state...
and the New Zealand Warriors
New Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia...
in the Telstra Premiership
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
. He made his first grade debut for the Warriors on the 15 April 2007 against the North Queensland Cowboys
North Queensland Cowboys
The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
.
After being released by the Warriors, Lawrie joined Doncaster in National League Two in England.
In 2009 Lawrie returned to Christchurch and his junior club, the Hornby Panthers.
Lawrie was named in a West Coast XIII
West Coast rugby league team
The West Coast rugby league team are New Zealand rugby league team that represents the West Coast Rugby League. They have been nicknamed the Chargers.-History:...
to play in a curtain raiser match against Canterbury on 4 February 2011. The match is before the New Zealand Warriors
New Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia...
v Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
preseason charity match that will raise money for the Pike River Mine disaster
Pike River Mine disaster
The Pike River Mine disaster was a coal mining accident that began on 19 November 2010 in the Pike River Mine, northeast of Greymouth, in the West Coast Region of New Zealand's South Island. A first explosion occurred in the mine at approximately 3:44 pm . At the time of the explosion 31...
trust. He became the player-coach of the Panthers for the 2011 season.