Chris Jordan is a New Zealand

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footballer who represented

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in the 1977 World Cup. His father,

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, was a New Zealand international between 1946 and 1949.

Playing career

Jordan played for the University club in the

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competition, being coached by

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. He later joined the Ellerslie club. He was part of the

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side that defeated

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9-3 on 13 June 1975 at

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in front of 10,000 fans.Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009'', 2009. . He was also part of the Auckland side that completed a famous "grand slam" in 1977 by defeating

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, France and

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in the space on 21 days. Jordan made his international debut for the

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in 1977 at the

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. Between 1977 and 1978 he played in five Test matches for the Kiwis, scoring two tries and sixteen goals for thirty eight points.

References

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