David Buko

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Sunday, 19th March, 1972
Died
Tuesday, 22nd January, 2002 (Aged 29 years and 309 days)

Biography

Veteran Papua New Guinea fullback from Goroka represented the Kumuls in 17 Test matches and two World Cup competitions (1995 & 2000). Buko, who had a season with Wests during the club’s final season in the NRL before playing in Wagga, died from typhoid fever in January 2002, aged 29.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Tour Matches Northern Zone 1 - 3   - 6 0 1 0 0.00% List
Tour Matches Papua New Guinea 5 2 2   - 12 2 3 0 40.00% List
Test Series 2 1 2   - 8 0 2 0 0.00% List
World Cup 6 3 1   - 14 3 2 1 50.00% List
NRL 8 2 -   - 8 0 8 0 0.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Papua New Guinea 1993-95, 2000-01 13 5 3   - 26 6 6 1 46.15% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Papua New Guinea 1993-1999 2 2 -   - 8 0 2 0 0.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Papua New Guinea 1993-2000 6 3 1   - 14 3 2 1 50.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Northern Zone 1991 1 - 3   - 6 0 1 0 0.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Western Suburbs NRL 1999 8 2 -   - 8 0 8 0 0.00% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Western Suburbs 1999 8 2 -   - 8 0 8 0 0.00% List

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, AJ Lucantonio, Cymru RL, Bill Bates, Michael Borg

Sources: NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2000