Mark Coyne (rugby league)
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Mark Coyne (born 16 August 1967) is an Australian former
In an era when players also worked while playing Coyne had already spent ten years working in the financial industry having completed a marketing degree before retiring from the NRL in 1999. Coyne then moved into the insurance industry focussing on personal injury claims.
Club career
A
In Round 14 of the
In 1992, Coyne played in St George's 28-8
Coyne's leadership capabilities were fully acknowledged in 1995 when he was captain of St George, vice-captain of Queensland and made his test debut for the
In 1998, Coyne was honoured with a testimonial year at St George and impressively, he chose to donate all the proceeds ($135,000) of that testimonial season to a children's charity.
Coyne retired in 1999, whilst playing for the
Representative career
Coyne made his
But 1994 would ultimately provide the most memorable of Coyne's State of Origin appearances and enabled his entry to the annals of
Unfortunately for Coyne, St George suffered a severe downturn in form during the second half of the
Loyal to the
His ARL loyalty was repaid when he made his
He was a mainstay of Australian representative sides during the schismatic years of Super League and made further representative appearances against Papua New Guinea, Fiji and a Rest of the World side in 1997.
Career statistics
- 207 games for St George
- 15 games for St George Illawarra
- 19 games for Queensland (State of Origin)
- 9 games for the Australian Kangaroos
- 3 grand final appearances: 1992, 1993, 1996 (missed the 1999 Grand Final against the Melbourne Storm due to injury)
Later years
Between 2003 and 2009, Coyne held various positions within GIO Insurance, culminating in his appointment in 2007 as executive general manager of their national workers compensation claims business. He has previously held the position of chief executive/managing director of Coal Services Pty Ltd (February 2010–December 2011), a specialist workers compensation insurance scheme for the coal mining industry.[5] Coyne became CEO of EML (Employers Mutual Limited), a workers compensation claims management mutual in 2012.
Coyne was an NRL Judiciary panel member (2008-2014), NRL and independent chairman of RLPA Education and Welfare Committee for seven years from 2006 to 2014. He became a director of Police and Citizens Youth Club from 2002 to 2012 and a director of the NRMA Road Service between 2000 and 2003. He later became a benefactor of the NSW Children's Cancer Institute and a board member of the Sporting Chance Cancer Foundation.
On 28 February 2019, Coyne was appointed as an Australian Rugby League Commission commissioner. On 17 July, Coyne stood down as an ARLC commissioner following an incident in Singapore. Returning to Australia, he pleaded guilty to the charge of abusing an officer and was fined A$4,000.[6][7]
Awards
- Australian Sports Medal (NRL) 2000[8]
- Centenary Medal (sport and community) for service to sport and the community 2001[9]
- Ken Stephen medal – The Ken Stephen medal sponsored by Telstra recognises the outstanding contribution an NRL player has made to the community over the course of a season – 1998[10]
- St George Illawarra Dragons' Mark Coyne Trophy awarded to a player annually for career development (inaugural year 2007)[citation needed]
References
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Yesterday's Hero
- ^ "Club history". Souths Sunnybank. Souths Sunnybank Rugby Leauge Club. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ Mark Coyne's miracle try for Qld
- ^ "Mark Coyne". CEO Magazine. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Mark Coyne stood down from ARLC". National Rugby League.
- ^ WALTER, Brad (19 July 2019). "Coyne offers to resign from Commission if it's 'best for the game'". NRL. NRL. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Australian Honours Search Facility". Australian Honours. Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Prime MInister and Cabinet). Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Australian Honours Search Facility". Australian Honours. Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Prime MInister and Cabinet). Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Ken Stephen Memorial Award". Rugby League Project.
Sources
- Andrews, Malcolm (2006) The ABC of Rugby League Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Sydney
- Big League's 25 Years of Origin Collectors' Edition, News Magazines, Surry Hills, Sydney
- Whiticker, Alan & Hudson, Glen (2006) The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, Gavin Allen Publishing, Sydney
External links
- Mark Coyne at the Former Origin Greats website.
- Queensland Representatives at qrl.com.au
- Talking with TK podcast, episode 73 (19 March 2018)