Greg Veivers was born on 22 September 1949 and is an Australian former rugby league footballer who captained Australia in a Rugby League World Cup match in 1977.
11 Facts About Greg Veivers
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Greg Veivers represented Australia in seven World Cup matches from 1975 and 1977.
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Greg Veivers was a front-rower and a regular Queensland state representative from 1970 to 1978.
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Veivers' father, Jack Veivers, played rugby league for Souths Brisbane and Queensland; his cousin Mick Veivers represented the Australia in the 1960s, and his cousin, Tom Veivers, played Test cricket for Australia.
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Greg Veivers played his entire first grade career with the club.
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Greg Veivers had a spell playing in England for Huddersfield alongside fellow Queenslander and future brother-in-law Wayne Bennett.
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Greg Veivers was selected as a reserve for Queensland in the first interstate match against NSW in 1970.
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Greg Veivers remained true to Queensland and was a mainstay of the side for the next eight years representing on 16 occasions.
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Greg Veivers was selected for Australia for the 1975 World Series competition and he played in sides captained by Graeme Langlands, John Brass and Arthur Beetson.
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Greg Veivers played for Queensland in 1978 but didn't represent for his country again.
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Greg Veivers was a member of the Queensland Coaching and Development panel for 10 years and a selector in the mid 90s for the Queensland Super League team.