Paul Cuneo | |
Fullname: | Paul Cuneo |
Birth Date: | 2 July 1938 |
Birth Place: | North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Death Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Club1: | North Sydney |
Year1start: | 1957 |
Year1end: | 62 |
Appearances1: | 77 |
Tries1: | 21 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
Points1: | 63 |
Club2: | Newtown |
Year2start: | 1963 |
Year2end: | 69 |
Appearances2: | 42 |
Tries2: | 2 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
Points2: | 6 |
Teama: | NSW City |
Yearastart: | 1961 |
Appearancesa: | 1 |
Triesa: | 0 |
Goalsa: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
Pointsa: | 0 |
Retired: | yes |
Source: | [1] |
Paul Cuneo (1938–2014) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s for Newtown and North Sydney Bears in the NSWRL competition. [2]
Cuneo began his first grade career for North Sydney in 1957. In 1961, Cuneo was selected to represent NSW City against NSW Country. Cuneo spent a total of 6 seasons at Norths before switching to Newtown in 1963. Cuneo played his one and only finals game for Newtown in 1966 against Manly which ended in a 10-9 loss. Cuneo retired at the end of 1969 after 119 first grade games. He then went on to coach the Newtown reserve grade side in the following years. He died on 7 January 2014.[3] [4]