David Walter Lomax (born 21 September 1970) is a New Zealand

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coach and former player who represented

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. He is the brother of another international,

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Early years

Lomax grew up playing rugby league for the

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in the

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competition and also represented Wellington at a provincial level. During the 1992 season he lined up alongside three of his brothers; Tony,

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and Arnold, for Wellington against

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.Coffey and Wood ''The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League'' All four brothers also played for the Lions that year in their 25-18 national club grand final win over the

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. He represented the New Zealand Māori side in 1993.

Playing career

He joined the

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about the same time as his brother

. However he could not break into the first grade team at Canberra and soon found himself moving around, spending seasons at the

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and

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before settling at the

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where he played 29 matches. He then moved again, joining the merged

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side before retiring.

Representative career

During the 1993 season, Lomax made the

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, playing in two test matches.

Coaching career

He later coached the

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in the

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, making sporadic appearances for the side off the bench. In 2006 he was the coach of the

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side that competed in the Trans Tasman Quadrangular Series. In 2007 he was appointed coach of the

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.Stanley set to line up for Junior Kiwis
''NZRL (Press Release)'', 11 October 2007 He applied for the

coaching job in mid-2007 and was shortlisted however the job ultimately went to

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. Lomax then relocated to Wellington where he coached the Te Aroha Eels in 2008 and 2009 before taking over the Porirua Vikings. Lomax is coaching

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in the 2012 National Competition.

References

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