Ron Willey

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Ron Willey (born in 1929 Canterbury, Australia. Died 2004) was a rugby league player for the Canterbury Bulldogs, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, Parramatta Eels, New South Wales and for the Australian national side.

Willey coached the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles for ten years from 1965 to 1974. During this time he guided them to their first New South Wales Rugby League premiership in 1972 and repeated that premiership success in 1973. He later coached Balmain from 1977 to 1979, North Sydney from 1980 to 1982 and Souths from 1983 to 1985 but was unable to repeat premiership success. He also coached New South Wales to the first ever clean sweep of a State of Origin series against Queensland in 1986. Willey coached Bradford Northern (English Rugby league team)for a short stint and led them to the Premiership final and success in the Yorkshire Cup in 1989-90.