David Furner

Former Canberra Raiders coach and Kangaroo set to shake up Rabbitohs staff effective immediately

16 April, 2024 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Former Canberra Raiders head coach and 1994 Kangaroo tourist David Furner is set to re-join the struggling South Sydney Rabbitohs as part of their coaching stuff effective immediately according to reports. Furner has worked on

‘Croker 300’: A kid from Goulburn and one from Papatoetoe – separated by fourteen long winters and the same rugby league dream we all share in common

7 June, 2023 The81stMinute 0 Comments 2 categories

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Fourteen long years ago, on a Sunday afternoon at Canberra Stadium, a slight 18-year-old Goulburn native ran out in the number 20 jersey for the Raiders against the New Zealand Warriors.

“Will be a legend at the club”: Raiders great and former coach heaps praise on Jarrod Croker ahead of Game 300

6 June, 2023 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Club legend and former Canberra Raiders head coach David Furner has heaped praise on Jarrod Croker ahead of his 300th NRL game for the club this weeekend. Furner was in the Wests Tigers coaching box

Don Furner OAM dies aged 87

25 February, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

The godfather of the Canberra Raiders Don Furner Sr OAM has died aged 87. Don represented both the Kangaroos and Queensland before becoming the inaugural coach of the Raiders, leading them alongside Wayne Bennett to

Ten of the best goalkicking forwards of the modern era

1 March, 2019 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY STAFF WRITERS They are rare – very rare. Goalkicking forwards. Is there anything better? As rare as hen’s teeth but still one of the great visions in the modern day game. Why should the

Where has all the depth gone in the NRL’s coaching ranks?

25 October, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis Trent Barrett recently quit his post as head coach of the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. He could not stand the rejection, anymore. He had been promised things by the club and they

David Furner will not be coaching Rabbitohs: Leeds

25 October, 2018 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

David Furner will not be coaching the South Sydney Rabbitohs. That’s according to English club Leeds who have signed the incoming coach on a three-year deal. Their response comes after reports in Australia that Furner

Aussies Have The Pack To Dominate Kiwis

1 May, 2015 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

With the Anzac Test pushed back to Sunday due to torrential weather in Brisbane, the Australians have even more time to gel their pack says Aussie assistant and former Kangaroo David Furner. “We’re talking about

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