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Rugby League Biography

Ron Coote

“Coote”

Australian · Sydney, Australia · Born 19 May 1943

Second-row
30
test appearances
3
n r l premierships
1963-78
era
1963-1978
career span

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Australian rugby league legend and South Sydney Rabbitohs icon whose all-round excellence, exceptional carrying ability and consistent excellence across the 1960s and 1970s produced multiple premierships and a defining career.

Ron Coote is an Australian back-rower and one of the finest players of the 1970s, a versatile performer whose exceptional fitness, intelligent play, and consistent excellence made him a cornerstone of South Sydney and Eastern Suburbs. A multiple State of Origin and Australian representative, his long career and consistent high standards placed him among his generation's finest footballers.

Career Journey

Timeline

1943 👶 Born in Sydney, Australia
1977 🏁 Retired from professional sport
🏟️ South Sydney Rabbitohs
🏟️ Eastern Suburbs
Career Timeline — Ron Coote
1943
Born in Sydney, Australia
1977
Retired from professional sport
South Sydney Rabbitohs
South Sydney Rabbitohs
Eastern Suburbs
Eastern Suburbs