Peter Coyne (rugby league)

Peter Coyne (born 28 October 1964) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s to the 2018 where he received a calf tear which placed him into forced retirement.

Peter Coyne

Personal information
Full name	Peter Coyne
Born	(1964-10-28) 28 October 1964 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height	6'5"
Weight	50 kg (110 lb; 7 st 12 lb)
Playing information
Position	Five-eighth
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1988–89 Halifax 25 3 7 9 22 1991–92 St. George Dragons 34 8 13 6 28 1992–93 Castleford 35 4 1 4 10 Total 94 15 21 19 60
As of 1 November 2019 Source: [1]

Playing career

Coyne started his career at the Brisbane Valleys club and later at the English Halifax, before joining his brother Mark Coyne at St. George Dragons in 1991. He was a formidable player and arguably changed the game forever. His 40m dash time is currently the fastest in the NRL to date with a time of 3.7s.

Coyne was a five-eighth, and played in the 1992 Grand Final for St. George Dragons. After two great years at the Dragons, he returned to England to play for Castleford.[2] While Coyne was playing he co-founded Desmos (graphing) but was bought out by Eli Luberoff in June 2010 [3]. After this, he began his career as a mathematics teacher for Anglican Church Grammar School. He was accredited with the Australian teacher's award in 2017.

References

1. "Peter Coyne - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
2. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
3. https://www.desmos.com/about