Pat Tunney
England international rugby league footballer
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Patrick Tunney (1 February 1872 – 28 November 1949) was an Irish born, 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.[1]
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| Full name | Patrick Tunney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 February 1872 Culduff, County Mayo, Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 November 1949 (aged 77) Croxdale, County Durham, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Club career
Tunney played as a forward 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. He then played as Hooker in the 1902 Challenge cup final 0–25 defeat versus Broughton Rangers at Rochdale in front of a crowd of 15,006. He suffered his third defeat in 1903, playing at Prop Forward against Halifax at Headingley in front of 32,507 spectators, Halifax winning 7–0.[3]
International honours
Tunney won a cap for England, he played as a forward 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.[4]
Tunney won 18 caps playing for Lancashire.