Patrick Tunney

English rugby league footballer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroEnglish rugby league footballer
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain England
isAthlete Rugby league player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Sports Teams
Salford Red Devils
England national rugby league team
The details

Biography

Patrick "Pat" Tunney (birth unknown – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Salford, as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

International honours

Pat Tunney won a cap for England, he played as a forward, i.e. number 9, in the 3-9 defeat by Other Nationalities at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 5 April 1904, in the first ever international rugby league match.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Pat Tunney played as a forward, i.e. number 10, in Salford's 8-16 defeat by Swinton in the 1900 Challenge Cup Final during the 1899–1900 season at Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester, in front of a crowd of 17,864.

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