John Quayle (rugby league)
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| Full name | John Arthur Quayle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 February 1947 Walgett, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Quayle (born 14 February 1947) is an Australian former professional
ARL
's chief executive officer.
Playing
Quayle began playing football in country New South Wales with
1975 Rugby League World Series, becoming Kangaroo No. 491.[2]
Administration
Quayle was appointed the first General Manager of the
John Raper and Reg Gasnier, chose Dragons lock Brad Mackay, despite being on the 1993 NSWRL season grand final's losing side, to be awarded the Clive Churchill Medal as man-of-the-match, with Queensland premier Wayne Goss questioning the decision.[3]
At the end of the 1996 ARL season, Quayle resigned as ARL chief executive and was replaced by Balmain president (and former hooker) Neil Whittaker,[4] who would become the first CEO of the National Rugby League. Quayle later worked for SOCOG as an events manager during the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Whiticker, Alan. "John Quayle". rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ^ "Australian Kangaroos Player Register" (PDF). 2013 Annual Report. NRL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ Masters, Roy (26 September 1993). "Tapping into a Sound of Silence". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia: Fairfax Media. p. 44. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ^ Hadfield, Dave (12 December 1996). "Hetherington signs three players from Eagles". The Independent. UK: independent.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2010.