Frank Curran

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Francis Joseph Curran
Born
Monday, 28th February, 1910
Died
Monday, 7th October, 1985 (Aged 75 years and 221 days)
Place Of Birth
Paddington, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Tough, competitive prop - a star schoolboy footballer at De La Salle College Armidale - played in Souths’ premiership winning teams in 1931-32. A regular member of the NSW team, and a dual Kangaroo Tourist (1933-34 and 1937-38), he also toured NZ in 1935. Curran had to wait until 1936 to make his Test debut when he appeared in all three Tests against England. On the 1937-38 Kangaroo Tour in Cullen played in two Tests in England and was a member of the historic team that defeated France 35-6 in the international played between the two countries.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Country Carnival 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Tour Matches Far North Coast 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
NRL 71 16 1   - 50 46 23 2 64.79% List
NRL Finals 8 - -   - - 5 3 0 62.50% List
Tour Matches Metropolis 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales Firsts 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List
City vs Country Firsts 7 3 -   - 9 5 2 0 71.43% List
Interstate Matches 14 3 -   - 9 9 4 1 64.29% List
Tour Matches Australia 36 7 -   - 21 22 14 0 61.11% List
Test Series 10 1 -   - 3 6 4 0 60.00% List
Tour Matches Sydney Firsts 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
The Ashes 5 - -   - - 2 3 0 40.00% List
City Cup 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1935-38 10 1 -   - 3 6 4 0 60.00% List

International Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1935-1937 1 1 -   - 3 0 1 0 0.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Far North Coast 1928 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List
NSW Country Seconds 1928 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1928 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Metropolis 1932 2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List
NSW Firsts 1932-36 18 4 -   - 12 12 5 1 66.67% List
NSW City Possibles 1932-33 2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1933-37 7 3 -   - 9 5 2 0 71.43% List
Sydney Firsts 1936 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
NSW Police 1936 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Possibles (AU) 1937 1 - -   - - 0 0 1 0.00% List
Overall1928-1937 36 7 0   0 21 20 14 2 55.56% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Souths NSWRFL 1931 13 2 -   - 6 10 3 0 76.92% List
Souths NSWRFL 1932 11 3 -   - 9 9 2 0 81.82% List
Souths NSWRFL 1933 4 - -   - - 3 1 0 75.00% List
Souths NSWRFL 1934 11 4 -   - 12 5 5 1 45.45% List
Souths NSWRFL 1935 16 4 -   - 12 10 6 0 62.50% List
Souths NSWRFL 1936 10 2 1   - 8 5 5 0 50.00% List
Souths NSWRFL 1937 6 1 -   - 3 4 1 1 66.67% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Souths 1931-37 71 16 1   - 50 46 23 2 64.79% List

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Paul Carter, Bill Bates

Sources: Newspapers, 2006 Official Rugby League Annual