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| Full name | Gregory Veivers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1949-09-22)22 September 1949 (age 75) Beaudesert, Queensland,Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Phil Veivers (brother) Josh Veivers (nephew) Mick Veivers (cousin) Tom Veivers (cousin) Wayne Bennett (brother-in-law) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greg Veivers (born 22 September 1949) is anAustralian formerrugby league footballer who captainedAustralia in aRugby League World Cup match in1977. He represented Australia in seven World Cup matches from 1975 and 1977. He was afront-rower and a regularQueensland state representative from 1970 to 1978.
Veivers was born inBeaudesert, Queensland, Australia.
Veivers' father, Jack Veivers, played rugby league forSouths Brisbane and Queensland; his cousinMick Veivers represented the Australia in the 1960s, and his cousin,Tom Veivers, played Test cricket forAustralia.
Greg's brotherPhil played 400 first grade rugby league games in England in the 1980s forSt Helens R.F.C. and later coached Huddersfield and Bradford. Their sister Trish married Australian rugby league identityWayne Bennett, the former national, state and multiple-premiership winning coach.
After playing rugby at school in Toowoomba, Greg Veivers was graded in rugby league by the Souths Brisbane Colts side in 1967 and made his first grade début in 1968. He played his entire first grade career with the club.
Veivers also had a spell playing in England forHuddersfield alongside fellow Queenslander and future brother-in-lawWayne Bennett.[3]
Veivers was selected as a reserve for Queensland in the first interstate match against NSW in 1970. In those days beforeState of Origin the many Queensland stars who headed south to Sydney club football then had to give up representative honours for their home state. Veivers remained true to Queensland and was a mainstay of the side for the next eight years representing on 16 occasions. He became Queensland captain in 1974.
He was selected for Australia for the 1975 World Series competition and he played in sides captained byGraeme Langlands,John Brass andArthur Beetson. In 1977 a World Series was hosted by Australia and New Zealand against Great Britain and France. Veivers was honoured with selection as captain for Australia's 27–12 win against New Zealand.
Veivers played for Queensland in 1978 but didn't represent for his country again. A blood clot suffered in a midweek game in 1975 recurred in 1979 and he retired.
Veivers had an insurance business in Brisbane. He 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.
| Team | Matches | Years |
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| Souths Brisbane | unknown | 1968–1979 |
| Queensland | 16 | 1970–1978 |
| Australia (World Cup) | 7 | 1975–1977 |
| Preceded by | Australian national rugby league captain 1977 | Succeeded by |