Patrick Ah Van
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Personal information
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| Nickname | Paddy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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17 March 1988 Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 99 kg (15 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing information
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| Position | Wing, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| As of 17 March 2017 Source: RLP |
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Patrick Ah Van (born 17 March 1988 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a professional rugby league player who currently plays in the Super League for Widnes. His position of preference in on the wing. He is of Chinese descent.
Educated at Kelston Boys' High School, Ah Van played for New Lynn Stags and Te Atatu Roosters in the Auckland Rugby League competition before playing for the Mount Albert Lions in the Bartercard Cup. His brothers Tom and Ralph are also rugby league players with Tom previously playing for the Warriors Under 20s, and Ralph an ex Vulcans player.
Ah Van made his debut for the New Zealand Warriors in 2006 against the Manly Sea Eagles. He went on to play in fifty four games for the club. In 2007 he also played for the Auckland Lions in the NSWRL Premier League and he played for the Auckland Vulcans in the 2009 and 2010 NSW Cup competitions. In 2008, his third year at the club, Ah Van was still young enough to be eligible for the Toyota Cup team, and made thirteen appearances for the Junior Warriors, scoring six tries.
It was announced on 31 August 2010 that Ah Van had been released from the last year of his Warriors contract so he could sign a one-year deal with Bradford for the 2011 season.
2011 - 2011 Season
Patrick Ah Van appeared in three of the four pre-season games. He played against Halifax, Dewsbury and Wakefield Trinity. He scored against Halifax (6 goals), Dewsbury (1 try, 7 goals) and Wakefield Trinity (2 tries, 4 goals).
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