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]

Paul Cuneo
Personal information
Full namePaul Cuneo
Born(1938-07-02)2 July 1938
North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died7 January 2014(2014-01-07) (aged 75)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionCentre, Prop, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1957–62 North Sydney 77 21 0 0 63
1963–69 Newtown 42 2 0 0 6
Total 119 23 0 0 69
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1961 NSW City 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

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

  1. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Paul Cuneo - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  2. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
  3. "Vale- Tony Bottles". menofleague.com.
  4. "Newtown Jets - 1908-2008 - A centenary of rugby league". www.newtownjets.com.


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