Geoffrey Gunney

Geoff Gunney
Personal information
Full name Geoffrey Gunney (MBE)
Nickname Geoff
Born October→December 1933 (age 78–79)
Leeds South District, England
Playing information
Position Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1951–1973 Hunslet 606
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1954–1965 Great Britain 11 2 0 0 6
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
06/1976–11/1976 Wakefield Trinity
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Geoffrey "Geoff" Gunney (MBE) (birth registered October→December 1933 (age 78–79) in Leeds South District[1]) is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s, and coach of the 1970s who at representative level has played for Great Britain, and at club level for Hunslet, playing at Second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums, and at club level has coached for Wakefield Trinity.

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International honours

Geoff Gunney won caps for Great Britain while at Hunslet in 1954 against New Zealand (3 matches), in 1956 against Australia, in 1957 against France (3 matches), in the 1957 Rugby League World Cup against France, and New Zealand, in 1964 against France, in 1965 against France.[2]

Club career

Geoff Gunney holds Hunslet's most appearances record with 606 appearances between 1951 and 1973.

Testimonial match

Geoff Gunney's Testimonial match at Hunslet took place in 1960.

References

  1. ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 2010-12-31. http://www2.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?scan=1&r=167116823&d=bmd_1298539912. Retrieved 2011-01-01. 
  2. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 2008-12-31. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Geoff_Gunney/summary.html. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 

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