Tony Currie (rugby league)

Tony Currie
Personal information
Born December 25, 1962 (1962-12-25) (age 49)
Playing information
Position Centre, Fullback, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Wests (Brisbane)
Redcliffe
Leeds
1986–88 Canterbury-Bankstown 39 14 0 0 56
1989–92 Brisbane Broncos 38 13 0 0 52
Total 77 27 0 0 108
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1982–89 Queensland 15 3 0 0 12
1988–89 Australia 7 2 0 0 8
Source: Rugby League Project and Yesterday's Hero

Tony Currie (born 25 December 1962) is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s. He is of Aboriginal descent and played for the Australian side, State of Origin for Queensland. At club level he played for the Brisbane Broncos and the Canterbury Bulldogs in Australia, appearing in premiership-winning sides for both teams, as well as Leeds in England.

I'n 1982, while playing with Western Suburbs, Currie won the Brisbane Rugby League premiership's Rothmans Medal. He helped played in Brisbane's first grand final in 1992, helping them to claim their maiden premiership. In the weeks following the grand final Currie travelled with the Broncos to England, where he played from the interchange bench in the 1992 World Club Challenge against British champions Wigan, helping Brisbane become the first NSWRL club to win the match in Britain.

Currie later coached British Super League club, the London Broncos between 1996-1998. He now coaches the under 13's junior rugby league side at Wests Panthers Bardon club in which his son plays.

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Established 1980 in London, England
The Club
Home grounds
League
Honours
1982-83 Rugby Football League Championship Second Division Champions • Super League II runners-up • 1999 Challenge Cup runners-up
Seasons
2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011
Coaches
Tony Currie (1996–1998) • Dan Stains (1999) • Tony Rea / Les Kiss (1999) • John Monie (2000) • Tony Rea (2000–2006) • Brian McDermott (2006-2010) • Rob Powell (2011-present)
Captains
Mark McLinden (2005) • Rob Purdham (2006–)
Affiliation