| 词条 | Aaron Lester |
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|name = Aaron Lester |fullname = Aaron Lester |image = |caption = |position = {{rlp|HK}} |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|5|16|df=yes}} |height = 180cm |weight = 94kg |retired = yes |club1 = {{nowrap|Auckland City Vulcans}} |year1start = 1994 |year1end = |appearances1 = 20 |tries1 = 9 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 36 |club2 = Auckland Warriors |year2start = 1996 |year2end = |appearances2 = 3 |tries2 = 0 |goals2 = 0 |fieldgoals2 = 0 |points2 = 0 |club3 = Whitehaven |year3start = 1997 |year3end = 07 |appearances3 = |tries3 = |goals3 = |fieldgoals3 = |points3 = |updated = 23 December 2008 |source = RLP |new = yes }} Aaron Lester (born 16 May 1973) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer. His position of preference was at Hooker, one of the positions in rugby league football. His brother, Stuart, played for Wigan. New ZealandA Junior Kiwi in 1992,[1] Lester went on to play for the New Zealand Residents in 1994. An Ellerslie junior, he played for the Auckland City Vulcans in the Lion Red Cup in 1994 before being signed to an Auckland Warriors development contract.[2] He debuted for the Warriors in the Australian Rugby League competition in 1996. He played 3 first grade games for the club, starting all of them at Hooker, however he was not re-signed for the 1997 season. WhitehavenInstead Lester moved to England, signing for the Whitehaven where he was to become a legend.[3] He went on play for the club for over ten years and formed a strong combination with fellow Kiwis David Fatialofa and Leroy Joe.[4] Lester was the captain of the side from 2000 until his retirement.[5] He led the side to their first ever final in 2004 when Whitehaven made the National League 1 Grand Final.[6] Injury, including a broken arm in 2006, slowed him down in later years.[7] He finally announced his retirement at the end of the 2007 season.[8] New coach Ged Stokes talked to Lester about coming out of retirement for the 2008 season, however he decided against it.[9] Honoured at WhitehavenAaron Lester is a Whitehaven Hall Of Fame Inductee. He was named at hooker in Whitehaven's Immortals team. References1. ^From Top Amateur to Haven Star, Peter Took it all in Good Humor {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820031657/http://www.whitehaven-news.co.uk/home/1.61294|date=August 20, 2008 }} The Whitehaven News, 26 March 2008 {{DEFAULTSORT:Lester, Aaron}}2. ^Richard Becht. A New Breed Rising: The Warriors Winfield Cup Challenge. Auckland, HarperCollins, 1994. {{ISBN|1-86950-154-3}}. p.182 3. ^History {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122234944/http://www.whitehavenrl.co.uk/history.php|date=January 22, 2009 }} Whitehaven RL 4. ^Souvenir Book for Kiwi Trio {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906094123/http://www.whitehaven-news.co.uk/haven/1.122388|date=September 6, 2008 }} The Whitehaven News, 11 June 2008 5. ^Invincible Edwards hangs up his boots The Independent, 14 April 2000 6. ^Whitehaven rewarded with first ever final The Independent, 4 October 2000 7. ^Three front men downed in Action Marras.co.uk, 12 February 2006 8. ^Lester Deserves Medal of Honour{{dead link|date=October 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes }} The Whitehaven News, 5 July 2007 9. ^Stokes talking to Lester about coming back Getnoticedonline, 9 May 2008 10 : Living people|New Zealand rugby league players|Ellerslie Eagles players|Auckland rugby league team players|New Zealand Warriors players|Whitehaven RLFC players|1973 births|Rugby league hookers|Place of birth missing (living people)|Junior Kiwis players |
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