Career Stats & Summary
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Darrel Barrie Chapman
- Born
- Saturday, 11th September, 1937
- Died
- Friday, 9th October, 1992 (Aged 55 years and 28 days)
Biography
Kempsey fullback played for Northern NSW against NZ in 1959 before forcing his way into the NSW side. Chosen for the 1959-60 Kangaroo tour, Chapman played in 18 matches (no Tests) before coming to Souths. He captained the Rabbitohs for four seasons from 1961-64 and after his retirement, built a prominent career in coaching and administration. Chapman served on the NSWRL coaching panel and held positions with the NSW Department of Sport, the Australian Coaching Education Council and the National Rugby League Coaching Scheme. A teacher who moved into the sports science field with the Lismore campus of the University of New England, Chapman lost a long battle with cancer in 1992 at the age of 55.
Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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International Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
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| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Australia | 1960 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | ||||
| Overall | 1960 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | ||||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| NSW Firsts | 1959 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| Overall | 1959 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
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Australian League Matches - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1960 | ? | 4 | - | - | 12 | ||||||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1961 | ? | 1 | - | - | 3 | ||||||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1962 | ? | 3 | - | - | 9 | ||||||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1963 | ? | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1964 | ? | 2 | - | - | 6 | ||||||||
| Overall | 1960-1964 | ? | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
Australian League Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| South Sydney | 1960-64 | ? | 10 | - | - | 30 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| Overall | 1960-1964 | ? | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
Last modified: Sun, 12 May 2013 08:56:38 +1000 (Sydney time)

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Bill Haydon says: Darrell was born in 1937 and played 73 games for Souths between 1960-64 and 1 game for NSW. (03/10/2009)
Alberto Rosso says: Chapman was a phys ed teacher in the early 60s at a number of schools including Homebush Boys High. Subsequently he went on to become a leading academic in the field of sports science at what is now Southern Cross University. His life and career are memorialised in annual Darrel Chapman Fun Run in Lismore, NSW.
Note to eds short bio and image at http://dcfr.scu.edu.au/index.php/7/
Note to editor (22/10/2011)
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