Don Furner

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Don Furner
Personal information
Born	(1932-02-26) 26 February 1932
Playing information
Position	Forward
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1951–53	Souths (Toowoomba)
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
19??–??	Queensland
1956	Australia	1	0	0	0	0
Coaching information
Club
Years	Team	Gms	W	D	L	W%
1965–69	Queanbeyan
1970–72	Easts (Sydney)	69	40	2	27	58
1973–81	Queanbeyan
1982–87	Canberra Raiders	153	59	3	91	39
	Total	222	99	5	118	45
Representative
Years	Team	Gms	W	D	L	W%
1986–88	Australia
2000	Fiji	3	1	0	2	33
Source: Rugby League Project

Don Furner (born 26 February 1932) is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach. As a player he represented Queensland on nine occasions and also toured with the 1956–57 Kangaroos.^[1]

He began his coaching career in 1965, with the Queanbeyan Blues (1965–69), the Eastern Suburbs Roosters (1970–72), whom he took to the 1972 NSWRFL season's premiership final, Queanbeyan again from 1973 to 1981, and then became the first coach of the newly formed Canberra Raiders.^[2] Furner also coached the Canberra club to the 1987 NSWRL season's Grand Final.^[3] He later joined Parramatta for the 1985 NSWRL season.^[2] He was appointed the Australian national coach from 1986 to 1988. He coached the NSW Country team as well as 2(now defunct) Group 20 clubs Narrandera Lizards in 1998 and Yanco Wamoon Hawks in 2005 whom he took to the 2005 group 20 grand final which the lost to West Wyalong.

His sons are David Furner who formally was a player and coach of the Canberra Raiders and Don Furner, Jr. who became the Canberra Raiders' CEO.

References

↑ Sean Fagan (2006). "Kangaroo Tour: 1956–1957". rl1908.com (Australia). Retrieved 20 February 2011.
↑ 2.0 2.1 Lester, Gary, ed. (1984). Rugby League: Action '85. Sydney: Fairfax Publishing. p. 16. ISBN 0-909558-83-3.
↑ ACT Sport Hall of Fame inductees at actsport.com.au

Queensland Representatives at qrl.com.au

Sporting positions
New creation	Canberra Raiders coach 1982–1986	Succeeded by Himself and Wayne Bennett as co-coaches
Preceded by Terry Fearnley	Australia coach 1986–1988	Succeeded by Bob Fulton

1986 Kangaroo Tour squad

v t e Australia squad – 1988 World Cup Final winners (6th title)

1 Garry Jack 2 Dale Shearer 3 Andrew Farrar 4 Mark McGaw 5 Michael O'Connor 6 Wally Lewis (c) 7 Allan Langer 8 Paul Dunn 9 Ben Elias 10 Steve Roach 11 Paul Sironen 12 Gavin Miller 13 Wayne Pearce 14 Terry Lamb 15 David Gillespie Coach: Don Furner

v t e Fiji squad – 2000 Rugby League World Cup

Tuqiri (c) Bolakoro Cakacaka Kuraduadua Lasagavibau Marayawa Matakamikamica Naisoro Navale Navugona Rakabula Robarts Smith Sovatabua Tadulala Takayawa Tamani Tokarei Tuiyabayaba Vakararawa Vakatawa Valelala Vunivialu Vuniyayawa Wawavanua Coach: Furner

Persondata
Name	Furner, Don
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rugby league player and coach
Date of birth	26 December 1931
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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