Don Furner

Don Furner
Don Furner
Personal information
Born 26 February 1932 (1932-02-26) (age 79)
Playing information
Position Second-row
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 Eastern Suburbs 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%
1986–1988 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 Grand Final in 1972, Queanbeyan again from 1973 to 1981, and then became the first coach of the Canberra Raiders.[2] He later joined Parramatta for the 1985 season.[2] He was appointed the Australian national coach from 1986 to 1988. Furner also coached the Canberra club to the Grand Final in 1987.[3] He also coached the NSW Country team.

His sons are current Raiders coach and former Raiders player David Furner and Raiders CEO Don Furner, Jr.

References

  1. ^ Sean Fagan (2006). "Kangaroo Tour: 1956-1957". rl1908.com (Australia). http://www.rl1908.com/Kangaroos/1956.htm. Retrieved 20 February 2011. 
  2. ^ a b Lester, Gary, ed (1984). Rugby League: Action '85. Sydney: Fairfax Publishing. p. 16. ISBN 0-909558-83-3. 
  3. ^ ACT Sport Hall of Fame inductees at actsport.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



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