Billy Sullivan (rugby league)
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Billy Sullivan is an Australian former rugby league player and coach.
A front-rower, Sullivan started his career with home town club Temora and played in three Group 9 premierships. He was a Monaro and New South Wales country representative player.[1]
Sullivan got his first coaching role with a year at Dunedoo in 1962. He competed for the Queanbeyan Blues from 1964 to 1967 and served as captain-coach in his first season, then played under Don Furner thereafter. As captain, Sullivan lead the Blues to grand final wins in both 1965 and 1967.[2] He was appointed coach of the Queanbeyan Kangaroos for their inaugural Group 8 season in 1968.[3]
During the 1980s, Sullivan was part of the Canberra Raiders coaching staff, renewing a relationship with his former Blues teammate and coach Don Furner. He took charge of the Raiders reserves and stood in as first-grade coach for a match against Canterbury in 1982, when Furner was absent on a scouting trip.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sullivan back in Monaro RL team". The Canberra Times. 22 April 1970. p. 36 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Know the coaches". Queanbeyan Age. 12 September 1969. p. 2 (Supplement to "The Queanbeyan Age") – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Billy Sullivan to coach the Roos". Queanbeyan Age. 15 December 1967. p. 8 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Beaten Raiders go raiding". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 June 1982.
External links
[edit]- Bill Sullivan at Rugby League Project (some details are confused with the Easts lock)