Marty Gurr

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Marty Gurr
Personal information
Full nameMarty Leonard Gurr
Born (1958-09-11) 11 September 1958 (age 65)
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Position Fullback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1979–83 Eastern Suburbs 853401120
1984 South Sydney 1540016
1985–88 Manly Sea Eagles 5088832
1987–88 Leeds 28110044
Total1785789212
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1983 New South Wales 20000
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]

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Playing career

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

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

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References

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