Phillip Duke

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Phil Duke
fullname = Phillip Duke


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club1 = Western Suburbs Magpies
year1start = 1987
year1end = 1988
appearances1 = 27
tries1 = 7
goals1 = 0
fieldgoals1 = 0
points1 = 28
teamA = Country
yearAstart = 1982
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triesA = 1
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pointsA = 3
teamB = New South Wales
yearBstart = 1982
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triesB = 1
goalsB = 0
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pointsB = 3
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source = [http://rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Philip_Duke.html RLP] [http://stats.rleague.com/rl/scorers/players/Phillip_Duke.html RL stats]
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Phillip Duke is a former rugby league player who was selected to represent the New South Wales Blues in game III of the 1982 State of Origin series.

Duke, playing for the Moree Boomerangs, was the first of three players in the Country Rugby League who were selected to play Origin without having played in first-grade competition (then the New South Wales Rugby League). Duke earned his selection after playing for Country in the annual City vs Country confrontation and he was placed on the wing for the third and deciding match of the Origin series. Although he scored the only New South Wales try in the game, Duke's performance was marred by a missed pass from Phil Sigsworth. The ball intended for Duke went astray and Queenslander Wally Lewis scooped it up, scored a try and won the game and the series for Queensland. [cite web|publisher="Country Rugby League"|title=Country Origin Players |url=http://www.crlnsw.com.au/history/countryorigin.php |accessdate=2007-11-19]

Duke later played two seasons with Western Suburbs Magpies, mainly as a winger.

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*StateofOrigin player|117