Paul Cuneo
Paul Cuneo (1938–2014) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s for Newtown and North Sydney Bears in the NSWRL competition. [2]
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| Full name | Paul Cuneo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 July 1938 North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 January 2014 (aged 75) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Cuneo began his first grade career for North Sydney in 1957. In 1961, Cuneo was selected to represent NSW City against NSW Country. Cuneo spent a total of 6 seasons at Norths before switching to Newtown in 1963. Cuneo played his one and only finals game for Newtown in 1966 against Manly which ended in a 10-9 loss. Cuneo retired at the end of 1969 after 119 first grade games. He then went on to coach the Newtown reserve grade side in the following years. He died on 7 January 2014.[3][4]
References
- Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Paul Cuneo - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
- "Vale- Tony Bottles". menofleague.com.
- "Newtown Jets - 1908-2008 - A centenary of rugby league". www.newtownjets.com.
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