Pat Tunney

Patrick "Pat" Tunney (birth unknown – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Salford, as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.[1]

Patrick Tunney

Personal information
Full name	Patrick Tunney
Born	unknown
Died	unknown
Playing information
Position	Forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1897–05 Salford 222 11 0 0 33 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1904 England 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

Playing career

International honours

Pat Tunney won a cap for England, he played as a forward, i.e. number 9, in the 3-9 defeat by Other Nationalities at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 5 April 1904, in the first ever international rugby league match.[2][3]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Pat Tunney played as a forward, i.e. number 10, in Salford's 8-16 defeat by Swinton in the 1900 Challenge Cup Final during the 1899–1900 season at Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester, in front of a crowd of 17,864.

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. Fagan, Sean. "The First International Rugby League Match". rl1895.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2004. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

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