Kenneth McIntosh is a New Zealand
rugby league
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coach and former player who currently coaches the
East Coast Bays Barracudas
The East Coast Bays Barracudas is a rugby league club based in Browns Bay, New Zealand. Currently, they compete in the Sharman Cup, the second division in Auckland Rugby League. Coached by Ken McIntosh and managed by Cameron Dick, the "Cudas" ar ...
. He played professionally with the
Penrith Panthers
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.
Playing career
McIntosh began his career with the
Northcote Tigers
The Northcote Tigers are a rugby league club based in Northcote, New Zealand. The club was founded in 1910 as the Northcote Warriors though they became known as the Northcote Ramblers shortly afterwards.John Haynes ''From All Blacks to All Go ...
in the
Auckland Rugby League
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...
. He was part of the Tigers team that won the Fox Memorial trophy, something which he rates the highlight of his career.
He also represented
Auckland
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and
New Zealand Māori while playing for the Tigers, including at the
1992 Pacific Cup.
McIntosh then joined the
North Harbour Sea Eagles and was part of the team that won the inaugural
Lion Red Cup in 1994. After this he was signed by the
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Greater Western Sydney suburb of Penrith, New South Wales, Penrith that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL). The team is based west of the cen ...
in the
Australian Rugby League
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. However he only played two first grade games in 1995 and was not retained by the club.
McIntosh finished his career with the
Wentworthville Magpies
The Wentworthville Magpies, colloquially known as ''Wenty'', are an Australian rugby league team based in the suburb of Wentworthville in Greater Western Sydney, Sydney's Western Suburbs. Founded in 1963 (or 1937), the club has competed in vari ...
, where he won two
Metropolitan Cups.
McIntosh then returned to his
Northcote Tigers
The Northcote Tigers are a rugby league club based in Northcote, New Zealand. The club was founded in 1910 as the Northcote Warriors though they became known as the Northcote Ramblers shortly afterwards.John Haynes ''From All Blacks to All Go ...
club and played in the
Bartercard Cup
The Bartercard Cup (successor of the Lion Red 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 Ze ...
.
Coaching career
McIntosh moved into coaching and coached his old club, the
Northcote Tigers
The Northcote Tigers are a rugby league club based in Northcote, New Zealand. The club was founded in 1910 as the Northcote Warriors though they became known as the Northcote Ramblers shortly afterwards.John Haynes ''From All Blacks to All Go ...
. He won a Prime Minister's scholarship in 2006 and spent three days at the
Brisbane Broncos
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with
Wayne Bennett.
He was the coach of the
North Harbour Tigers and
Harbour League
Harbour League were a franchise in the now defunct Bartercard Cup rugby league competition in New Zealand. They represented Aucklands North Shore City. They were formed in 2006 to take over from the Hibiscus Coast Raiders and the North Harbour ...
in the
Bartercard Cup
The Bartercard Cup (successor of the Lion Red 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 Ze ...
.
In 2010 he was appointed the coach of
Auckland
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for the inaugural
Albert Baskerville Trophy
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competition.
Since 2012 he has coached the
East Coast Bays Barracudas
The East Coast Bays Barracudas is a rugby league club based in Browns Bay, New Zealand. Currently, they compete in the Sharman Cup, the second division in Auckland Rugby League. Coached by Ken McIntosh and managed by Cameron Dick, the "Cudas" ar ...
.
Team Lists 5 May 2012
''aucklandleague.co.nz''["Team Lists Round 13 - July 5"]
''aucklandleague.co.nz''
References
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Living people
20th-century New Zealand sportsmen
Auckland rugby league team coaches
Auckland rugby league team players
East Coast Bays Barracudas coaches
New Zealand Māori rugby league players
New Zealand Māori rugby league team players
New Zealand rugby league coaches
New Zealand rugby league players
North Harbour rugby league team players
Northcote Tigers coaches
Northcote Tigers players
Penrith Panthers players
Rugby league players from the Auckland Region
Wentworthville Magpies players
Year of birth missing (living people)