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Ray Branighan

  • Playing Career

Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Friday, 5th December, 1947
Current Age
77 years and 71 days
Place Of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Honours & Awards

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World Cup
1970, 1975
The Ashes
1974
Test Series
1973/74 France vs. Australia
Interstate Series
1970, 1971, 1973, 1974
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978
Preseason Cup
1969

Known Family Links

Nephew
Luke Branighan
Brother
Arthur Branighan

Biography

Robust winger/centre played in the Rabbitohs’ grand final wins in 1970-71. After gaining a place in Australia’s victorious 1970 World Cup squad, Ray Branighan made his Test debut in the Kiwi’s upset win at Carlaw Park in 1971. Branighan was lured to the big-spending Manly club in 1972 and played a major role in that club's first premiership success. Partnering the brilliant Bob Fulton in the centres, Branighan scored 15 points in the 19-14 grand final win over Easts (1t, 6g) - one point short of Harry Bath’s individual points record. Selected in Australia's World Cup squad in 1972, he backed up for another premiership win with the Sea Eagles in 1973 before touring with the Kangaroos and playing all five Tests in England and France. Branighan played in the 1975 World Series competition but left Sydney at the end of 1978 after being a reserve in Manly's courageous win in the grand final replay to take on a two-year contract as captain-coach of Ayr in Queensland.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) 7 171 56 83   - 334 120 49 2 70.18% List
Preseason Cup 1 36 9 32   - 91 27 9 0 75.00% List
City vs Country Firsts - 4 - 7   - 14 3 1 0 75.00% List
Interstate Series 4 7 - 5   - 10 5 0 2 71.43% List
NSWRFL Finals - 16 7 12   - 45 11 5 0 68.75% List
World Cup 2 9 2 8   - 22 5 3 1 55.56% List
Tour Matches Australia - 19 4 24   - 60 12 5 2 63.16% List
The Ashes 1 5 1 -   - 6 3 2 0 60.00% List
Test Series 2 7 2 2   - 7 5 2 0 71.43% List
Tour Matches New South Wales Firsts - 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Midweek Cup - 4 2 -   - 6 3 0 1 75.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1970-75   18 4 10   - 32 11 6 1 61.11% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1970, 1972, 1975   9 2 8   - 22 5 3 1 55.56% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW Firsts 1970-71, 1973-74   8 - 5   - 10 6 0 2 75.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1970-71, 1973, 1975   4 - 7   - 14 3 1 0 75.00% List
Overall1970-1975   12 0 12   0 24 9 1 2 75.00% List


Club Career

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year

Team Season   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
South Sydney NSWRFL 1968   5 1 3   - 9 3 2 0 60.00% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1969   10 6 -   - 18 7 3 0 70.00% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1970   22 8 14   - 52 17 4 1 77.27% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1971   20 11 14   - 61 15 5 0 75.00% List
Manly NSWRFL 1972   9 4 24   - 60 8 1 0 88.89% List
Manly NSWRFL 1973   22 6 18   - 54 18 3 1 81.82% List
Manly NSWRFL 1974   18 9 -   - 27 13 5 0 72.22% List
Manly NSWRFL 1975   20 3 1   - 11 11 9 0 55.00% List
Manly NSWRFL 1976   12 3 4   - 17 10 2 0 83.33% List
Manly NSWRFL 1977   13 2 5   - 16 6 7 0 46.15% List
Manly NSWRFL 1978   20 3 -   - 9 12 8 0 60.00% List

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
South Sydney 1968-71   57 26 31   - 140 42 14 1 73.68% List
Manly 1972-78   114 30 52   - 194 78 35 1 68.42% List
Overall1968-1978   171 56 83   0 334 120 49 2 70.18% List

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