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Australian RL coach and former rugby league footballer For the Australia and Queensland fullback, see Norm Pope (rugby league, born 1931).

Norm Pope
Norm Pope St.George Captain-Coach 1938
Personal information
Full nameNorman Daniel Pope
Born1908 (1908)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died (aged 77)
Bexley, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1927–31 Eastern Suburbs 57 16 1 0 50
1937–38 St George 20 2 0 1 8
Total 77 18 1 1 58
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1931 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0
1931 NSW City 1 0 0 0 0
1933 NSW Country 1 1 0 0 3
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1938 St George 14 3 1 10 21
Source:

Norman Daniel Pope (1908–1985) was a professional rugby league footballer in the Australian competition, the New South Wales Rugby League.

Career

Pope played in the halves at the Eastern Suburbs club for five seasons in the years 1927–31.In the 1931 season Pope captained the side that lost to South Sydney in the 1931 Grand Final.

From 1932, he moved to the Maitland United club as captain-coach. Then he took on the captain-coach role at Tumbarumba for three seasons (1933–1936) before returning to Sydney.

He then joined the St George Dragons club, again taking on a captain-coach role (1937–1938).

In 1931 Pope represented New South Wales in an interstate match against Queensland, and later played in N.S.W. Country Firsts in 1933.

Pope died on 7 April 1985, aged 77.

References

  1. "Norm Pope – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
  2. "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters.
  3. Albury Banner. Article refer Farewell to Norman Pope. 2/10/1936
  4. "Home". Rugby League Project.
  5. Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 09/04/1985
  • History of the NSW Rugby League Finals; Steve Haddan
  • The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players; Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson
Sporting positions
Preceded byFrank Burge
1937 		Coach

St George
1938 		Succeeded byNeville Smith
1939–1941


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