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Gary Coyne

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Saturday, 30th September, 1961
Current Age
64 years and 180 days
Place Of Birth
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

Honours & Awards

Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.

World Cup
1989/1992
State of Origin
1989, 1991
NSWRL Premiership (NRL)
1989, 1990
Challenge Cup AU
1990

Biography

Underrated second-row forward was unlucky to miss out on the 1990 Kangaroo Tour after playing a major part in Canberra's premiership successes in 1989-90. Originally from Ipswich, Coyne played provincial league in France before shifting to Canberra from Wynnum-Manly in 1986. He played in the Raiders' grand final loss to Manly in 1987 and broke into State of Origin football as a reserve forward in 1989. Coyne's four-try effort against Manly in the 1991 minor semi-final won him a spot on the Australian tour of Papua New Guinea following his club's loss to Penrith in the grand final. He made four appearances on tour, including two Tests from the interchange bench, but retired at the end of the 1992 season.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 2 - -   - - 2 0 0 100.00% List
World Cup 1 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Tour Matches Australia - 4 - -   - - 4 0 0 100.00% List
Tour Matches Canberra Raiders - 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
State of Origin 2 11 - -   - - 6 5 0 54.55% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSWRL Premiership (NRL) 2 159 28 -   - 112 92 65 2 57.86% List
NSWRL Finals - 17 7 -   - 28 11 6 0 64.71% List
Midweek Cup - 8 2 -   - 8 1 7 0 12.50% List
Challenge Cup AU 1 6 - -   - - 5 1 0 83.33% List
Other   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
World Club Challenge - 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Overall   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
First Class 184 30 -   - 120 117 85 2 63.59% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1991   2 - -   - - 2 0 0 100.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1991   1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
QLD Country 1981   2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List
Brisbane Firsts 1985   1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
QLD 1989-92   11 - -   - - 6 5 0 54.55% List
Overall1981-1992   14 0 0   0 - 6 8 0 42.86% List

NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Year

Team Season   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Canberra NSWRL 1986   24 5 -   - 20 8 15 1 33.33% List
Canberra NSWRL 1987   28 5 -   - 20 17 11 0 60.71% List
Canberra NSWRL 1988   19 2 -   - 8 12 7 0 63.16% List
Canberra NSWRL 1989   26 4 -   - 16 18 8 0 69.23% List
Canberra NSWRL 1990   24 2 -   - 8 17 6 1 70.83% List
Canberra NSWRL 1991   23 6 -   - 24 14 9 0 60.87% List
Canberra NSWRL 1992   15 4 -   - 16 6 9 0 40.00% List

NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Canberra 1986-92   159 28 -   - 112 92 65 2 57.86% List

Your Say

  • Benny
    16/07/2015

    This guy was awesome. Great in attack and defense

  • Matthew
    07/04/2023

    An underrated player in attack & defence. A player that teammates loved to play with. I’m glad he watched his diet during his playing days & didn’t eat the amount of McHappy meals he sells these days….

  • John
    22/01/2024

    What a treat it was to see him score 4 in the 1991 semifinal against the Sea Eagles.

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Steven Russo, Bill Bates

Sources: Match Video, David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present)