Paul Pyers
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Full name | Paul Francis Pyers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 13 March 1935|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 June 2016 | (aged 81)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Halfback, Fullback, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paul Francis "Pope" Pyers (13 March 1935 – 12 June 2016) was an Australian rugby league player in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.
A halfback, Pyers, played 9 matches with the Eastern Suburbs side in 1954 season. He is recognized as that club's 421st player. The following year he moved to Queensland where he was a represented the Queensland state team in matches against NSW, New Zealand and Great Britain. In 1960 he returned to the NSWRL where he played 2 seasons for the Parramatta club.
References
- ^ "Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
External links
- Whiticker, Alan; Hudson, Glen (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.
- Paul Pyers' obituary
- Paul Pyers on the Nasho Nominal Roll
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