Geoff Gunney

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Geoff Gunney
Personal information
Full name Geoffrey Gunney (MBE)
Nickname Geoff
Born (1933-11-09) 9 November 1933
Leeds South District, England
Playing information
Position Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1951–73 Hunslet 606
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1958 English League XIII 1
1957 Rest Of The World 1
1957 Great Britain & France 1
1954–65 Great Britain 11 2 0 0 6
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
Jun 1976–Nov 76 Wakefield Trinity
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Geoffrey "Geoff" Gunney (MBE) (born (1933-11-09) 9 November 1933 in Leeds South District[1]) is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s, and coach of the 1970s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, Great Britain & France, Rest Of The World, and English League XIII, and at club level for Hunslet, as a Second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums, and coaching at club level for Wakefield Trinity.

Playing career

International honours

Geoff Gunney represented Rest Of The World in the 11-20 defeat to Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground on 29 June 1957, represented Great Britain & France in the 37-31 victory over New Zealand at Carlaw Park, Auckland on 3 July 1957, and 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]

Geoff Gunney played Left-Second-row, i.e. number 11 for English League XIII while at Hunslet in the 8-26 defeat to France on Saturday 22 November 1958 at Knowsley Road, St. Helens.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Geoff Gunney played Right-Second-row, i.e. number 12 in Hunslet's 16-20 defeat to Wigan in the 1964–65 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium, on Saturday 8 May 1965.[3]

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. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 
  2. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 
  3. ↑ "1964-1965 Challenge Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 

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