Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Wednesday, 16th August, 1967
- Current Age
- 57 years and 113 days
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- World Cup
- 1995
- Test Series
- Australia vs New Zealand 1995
- State of Origin
- 1995
- Ken Stephen Medal
- 1998
Known Family Links
- Brother
- Peter Coyne
Biography
The younger brother of Peter Coyne joined St George from Brisbane Brothers in 1988 and made his first grade debut as a winger the following year. Increasing in confidence under the coach Brian Smith in 1990, Mark Coyne cemented a first grade place as a centre and represented Queensland. In 1992 he played in St George’s losing grand final team against Brisbane and despite a personally rewarding season in 1993, he was injured in the opening ten minutes of that year’s premiership decider when the Dragons could not turn the tables on the defending premiers. Elevated to the St George captaincy in 1994, Coyne scored a memorable last-minute try to snatch victory for Queensland in the first State of Origin match that year. A loyal ARL man, he was a mainstay of the Queensland State of Origin and Australian teams at the height of the Super League war and despite suffering a broken thumb late in the 1995 season, took his place in Australia’s victorious World Cup team. In 1996 he captained St George in the club’s defeat at the hands of Manly in the grand final. Two years later, in a refreshing move, he donated the proceeds of testimonial year to a children’s charity. At the beginning of the 1999 season Coyne struggled to maintain his first grade spot following St George’s merger with I’warra but characteristically, he fought his way back to the top grade before being again injured. Unluckily, he could not force his way back into the club’s top seventeen for the grand final, and retired following the Dragons’ dramatic 20-18 loss to Melbourne.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
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Competitions | |||||||||||||||
Competition | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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World Cup | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
Test Series | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
State of Origin | 1 | 19 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 36.84% | List | ||||
BRL/NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiership | - | 223 | 61 | - | - | 244 | 118 | 99 | 6 | 52.91% | List | ||||
BRL/NSWRL/ARL/NRL Finals | - | 13 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 53.85% | List | ||||
Midweek Cup | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
Challenge Cup AU | - | 11 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 45.45% | List | ||||
QRL | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
Australia | 1995-96 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87.50% | List | ||||
International Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
Australia | 1995-1997 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
Australia | 1995 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
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Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
QLD | 1990, 1992-97 | 19 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 36.84% | List | ||||
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BRL/NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiership - By Year | |||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
Past Christian Bros | BRL 1987 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
St George | NSWRL 1989 Winfield Cup | 14 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 42.86% | List | ||||
St George | NSWRL 1990 Winfield Cup | 21 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 38.10% | List | ||||
St George | NSWRL 1991 Winfield Cup | 22 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 50.00% | List | ||||
St George | NSWRL 1992 Winfield Cup | 24 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
St George | NSWRL 1993 Winfield Cup | 25 | 9 | - | - | 36 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 76.00% | List | ||||
St George | NSWRL 1994 Winfield Cup | 21 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 38.10% | List | ||||
St George | ARL 1995 Winfield Cup | 16 | 7 | - | - | 28 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 37.50% | List | ||||
St George | ARL 1996 Optus Cup | 22 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 54.55% | List | ||||
St George | ARL 1997 Optus Cup | 20 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 45.00% | List | ||||
St George | 1998 NRL Premiership | 23 | 7 | - | - | 28 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 56.52% | List | ||||
St George Illawarra | 1999 NRL Premiership | 15 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
BRL/NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiership - By Team | |||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
Past Christian Bros | 1987 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
St George | 1989-98 | 208 | 56 | - | - | 224 | 108 | 94 | 6 | 51.92% | List | ||||
St George Illawarra | 1999 | 15 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
Overall | 1987-1999 | 226 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 119 | 101 | 6 | 52.65% | List |
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Max Turner, Tim Costello, Steven Russo, Tony McCarron
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Match Video
Your Say
16/07/2015
Was my favorite player as a kid. Great step and great defence. scored some really amazing trys in club, origin and test level. On ya Coyney !
12/04/2020
Made Brett mullins look like an amature in the 93 semifinal against canberra. Set up the winning try in game 2 of the 92 origin. An amazing player deserved more test appearances.
18/11/2022
What a player best centre in 1992-1996 in my opinion
31/12/2022
Picked him in my greatest Queensland team. Fantastic player
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