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Marty Gurr

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Marty Gurr
Personal information
Full nameMarty Leonard Gurr
Born (1958-09-11) 11 September 1958 (age 66)
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
PositionFullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1979–83 Eastern Suburbs 85 34 0 1 120
1984 South Sydney 15 4 0 0 16
1985–88 Manly Sea Eagles 50 8 8 8 32
1987–88 Leeds 28 11 0 0 44
Total 178 57 8 9 212
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1983 New South Wales 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Marty Gurr (born 11 September 1958) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition. He primarily played at fullback for Eastern Suburbs, Leeds, South Sydney Rabbitohs and Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.[2]

Playing career

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Gurr was selected to represent the New South Wales Blues as a fullback for games II and III of the 1983 State of Origin series.

Gurr played fullback in Leeds' 14–15 defeat by St. Helens in the 1987–88 John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1987–88 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 9 January 1988.

Post playing

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After retiring from the game, Gurr moved into coaching, management and recruitment roles with Manly and then Souths.

References

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  1. ^ RLP
  2. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.