Martin (Marty) Paul Crequer (born 28 June 1965) is a New Zealand former

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footballer who represented

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Playing career

A Hornby junior in the Canterbury competition, Crequer was a Schoolboy Kiwi in 1979 and a Junior Kiwi in 1983.Coffey, John. ''Canterbury XIII'', Christchurch, 1987. Crequer transferred to Auckland for the 1986 season, joining the

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.''1986 Lion Red Rugby League Annual'',

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, 1986. p.101 Crequer then signed with the

Canterbury Bulldogs The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the NRL Telstra Premiership, as well as competitions facilitated by ...

, however he could not make the first grade side. Crequer moved to the

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in 1990, finally breaking into first grade. In 1991 he transferred back to the

for a season. Crequer made his Canterbury run-on debut against St.George in round 8 scoring 5 goals at fullback & came on as a replacement in rounds 17 & 19 against Easts & Penrith respectively, scoring one goal in each game. After this he returned to play league in New Zealand. Crequer played for the Christchurch City Shiners in the

1994 Lion Red Cup The 1994 New Zealand rugby league season was the 87th season of rugby league in New Zealand. The main feature of the season was the inaugural Lion Red Cup competition that was run by the New Zealand Rugby League. The North Harbour Sea Eagles won ...

.''Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994'',

, 1994. p.133 He switched to the Canterbury Country Cardinals in 1995.

Representative career

Crequer represented

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and the

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and was part of the 1993 Canterbury side that upset

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in the provincial final. He retired from provincial level after the 1994

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defence against Auckland.''Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994'',

, 1994. p.164 Crequer represented the

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in 1983 and again from 1985 until 1986.

References

External links

NZRL Roll of Honour
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