Ray Sinel Explained

Ray Sinel
Fullname:Harold Raymond Sinel[1]
Birth Place:New Zealand
Club1:Eastern United (ARL)
Teama:Auckland
Teamb:New Zealand
Yearbstart:1963
Yearbend:69
Appearancesb:10
Triesb:1
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:3
Source:[2]
New:yes

Ray Sinel is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1968 World Cup.[2]

Playing career

A member of the Ellerslie club, Sinel played for combined Eastern United side in the Auckland Rugby League competition. In 1963 he won the Rothville Trophy as Auckland's player of the year. He was an Auckland representative and was part of the Auckland side that defeated Australia 15-14 in 1969.[3]

Sinel was first selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1963. He went on to play in ten test matches for New Zealand and was part of the squad for the 1968 World Cup.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nzleague.co.nz/kiwis/player_profile.php?letter=S&id=421 SINEL, Harold Raymond - 1963 - 69
  2. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  3. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. .