Ray Sinel

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Ray Sinel
Personal information
Full nameHarold Raymond Sinel [1]
Born (1942-06-28) 28 June 1942 (age 82)
New Zealand
Playing information
Position Centre, Second-row, Loose forward
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Eastern United (ARL)
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Auckland
1963–69 New Zealand 101003
Source: [2]
As of 5 May 2025

Ray Sinel is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1968 World Cup. [2]

Playing career

A member of the Ellerslie club, Sinel played for combined Eastern United side in the Auckland Rugby League competition. In 1963 he won the Rothville Trophy as Auckland's player of the year. He was an Auckland representative and was part of the Auckland side that defeated Australia 15-14 in 1969. [3]

Sinel was first selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1963. He went on to play in ten test matches for New Zealand and was part of the squad for the 1968 World Cup.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. SINEL, Harold Raymond - 1963 - 69 nzleague.co.nz
  2. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN   978-1-86969-366-4.