Kevin Ronald Tamati was born on 21 September 1953 and is a New Zealand former rugby league representative player and coach.
15 Facts About Kevin Tamati
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Kevin Tamati played at representative level for New Zealand, New Zealand Maori, Auckland, Central Districts and Wellington, and professionally at club level for Widnes, Warrington and Salford, Chorley Borough in the forwards.
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Kevin Tamati is the cousin of fellow international Howie Tamati.
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Kevin Tamati later played for the Upper Hutt Tigers and the Randwick Kingfishers.
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Kevin Tamati moved to England in 1982 and had success with both Widnes and Warrington.
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Kevin Tamati is perhaps best known for his fight with Australian prop Greg Dowling which continued on the sideline after both players had been sent to the sin-bin by French referee Julien Rascagneres.
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In total Kevin Tamati playing in 37 games for the Kiwis, including 29 test matches.
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Kevin Tamati was employed as a rugby league development officer with Warrington Borough Council for nine years from 1989 to 1997 when he left in 1997 to take up a full-time position coaching the Lancashire Lynx.
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Kevin Tamati had previously been coaching Chorley Borough part-time, but the club's rebirth as the Lancashire Lynx prompted him to take up the roll full-time.
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Kevin Tamati was released by Lynx at end of the 1998 season, after failing to agree a new contract.
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In 2006 Kevin Tamati was coach of the New Zealand Maori rugby league team.
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Kevin Tamati was inducted into the New Zealand Rugby League Legends of League in 1995.
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Kevin Tamati is currently chairman and referee coordinator for Rugby League Hawkes Bay.
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Kevin Tamati was named at Prop in the Petone Panthers' Team of the Century in 2012.
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Kevin Tamati was mentored by Chef Ben Bayly to become a chef.