Kevin Campion (rugby league)
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| Born | 18 September 1971 Sarina, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kevin Campion (born 18 September 1971) is a former
Background
Campion was born in
Kevin is the younger brother of Australian radio personality Paul Campion. His younger brother Neil Campion was a coach at Aspley Junior Rugby League club.
Career
Campion is one of three State of Origin representative products from Sarina State High School (along with Dale Shearer and Wendell Sailor), and one of four from the Sarina Crocodiles (along with Shearer, Sailor and Martin Bella).
Campion made his début for the
After joining the Rams, Campion was one of the team's stand-out players in the club's first season. He would make his representative début for Queensland during the 1997 Super League Tri-series that year but sensationally was told by Rams coach Rod Reddy that he was not part of his plans for the club in 1998.
After leaving Adelaide, Kevin Campion was snapped up by Brisbane Broncos coach Wayne Bennett, and went on to play 80 games for the club between 1998 and 2000, including the
Campion then signed with the New Zealand Warriors in 2001 and went on to play at lock forward in their 2002 NRL Grand Final loss to the Sydney Roosters. At half-time in that match, coach Daniel Anderson (rugby league) attempted to inspire the team by playing a mock commentary track of the Warriors scoring "the greatest try ever scored". Campion picked up the tape recorder, smashed it on the ground and gave the team an inspired speech instead.
This appearance made Campion one of only five players who have played in Grand Finals for three clubs during his career.
Campion also represented
Retirement
Campion retired at the end of
References
External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) Kevin Campion at stats.rleague.com
- Kevin Campion at the Former Origin Greats website.