Kevin Walters played a few games for the Warrington Wolves in the British Super League, and the Ipswich Jets in the Brisbane Rugby League Premiership.
25 Facts About Kevin Walters
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Kevin Walters coached the Catalans Dragons in the British Super League, Queensland in the State of Origin series, and the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League.
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Kevin Walters grew up playing football with his brothers, in particular Steve and Kerrod, as well as Allan Langer.
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The next year, Kevin Walters followed Steve to the Canberra Raiders and the New South Wales Rugby League Premiership competition and remained until transferring to the Brisbane Broncos in 1990.
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Separately, Kevin Walters made his debut for the Queensland Maroons in the 1989 State of Origin series as a reserve in game 3 at Lang Park in Brisbane.
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Kevin Walters signed with the Brisbane Broncos in 1990 and played again alongside his twin brother.
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Kevin Walters won the Broncos' 1990 Player of the Year award.
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At representative level, Kevin Walters played from the reserve bench for Queensland in all six games of the 1990 and the 1991 State of Origin series.
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Kevin Walters gained selection for the 1990 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France, but only played in tour matches against local sides rather than in Test matches.
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Kevin Walters played in the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand that saw Australia retain The Ashes.
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Furthermore, Kevin Walters played in Brisbane's 1992 World Club Challenge win over the Wigan Warriors at Central Park in England.
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Kevin Walters played in the 1997 Super League Grand Final victory for Brisbane.
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In 2001, Kevin Walters played four games for the Warrington Wolves in the English Super League.
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However, he and his family preferred to be in Australia, so Kevin Walters returned to the Brisbane Broncos, played five games and finished his playing career in the 2001 NRL season.
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In 2003, Kevin Walters was one of the first four former players inducted into the Broncos official Hall of Fame.
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In 2007, Kevin Walters was included in a club list of their best twenty best players to date.
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Kevin Walters then became head coach of the Ipswich Jets in the Queensland Cup competition before securing a coaching contract in the English Super League with the France-based Catalans Dragons.
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In 2009, Kevin Walters was appointed as the head coach of the Catalans Dragons.
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In December 2015, Kevin Walters was appointed as head coach of the Queensland State of Origin team after Mal Meninga had to resign on becoming the Australian national rugby league team coach.
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In September 2020, Kevin Walters resigned as the Maroons' head coach after being appointed head coach of the Brisbane Broncos.
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The club conducted an internal review after the end of the regular season, and Kevin Walters was terminated from his coaching position on 26 September 2024.
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Kevin Walters is a carpenter by trade, completing his apprenticeship with MBA Group Training in Canberra.
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In total, Kevin Walters has five children from two marriages; all of whom have played rugby league.
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In January 1991, Kevin Walters married Kim Alison Facer and together had three children: Jack, Billy and Jett.
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In 2017, the program's name changed to The Wesley Hospital Choices Cancer Support Centre with Kevin Walters continuing as Patron.