Paul Pyers

Paul Pyers
Personal information
Full namePaul Francis Pyers
Born(1935-03-13)13 March 1935
South Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
Died12 June 2016(2016-06-12) (aged 81)
Playing information
PositionHalfback, Fullback, Centre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1954 Eastern Suburbs 9 3 0 0 9
1960–62 Parramatta Eels 10 5 17 0 49
Total 19 8 17 0 58
Source: [1]

Paul Francis "Pope" Pyers (13 March 1935 – 12 June 2016) was an Australian rugby league footballer in both the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition and in Queensland.[1] A versatile performer, he played in every position from fullback to lock forward.[2]

Pyers was born in South Grafton, New South Wales, and played for the South Grafton rugby league team 1950–53.[3] In 1954, he played with Sydney's Eastern Suburbs side. He is recognized as that club's 421st player. The following year Pyers moved to Queensland where he represented the Queensland state team 11 times 1957–59 in matches against NSW, New Zealand, and Great Britain.

In 1959, while playing in Mackay, Queensland, he represented Queensland in all four of its games against New South Wales; Queensland, winning the series 3–1. He played on the wing in three of that year's interstate games and at centre in the fourth.[4] Pyers top scored for Queensland in the series with 20 points from two tries and seven goals.[5] He also played on the wing for Australia Possibles vs. Australia Probables in 1959.[6] Former Australian rugby league vice captain and long time rugby league writer Jack Reardon rated Pyers a glaring omission from the Australian team that toured Britain and France in 1959–60.[7][8]

In 1960, Pyers returned to the NSWRL, where he played 2 seasons for the Parramatta club.

References

  1. ^ a b "Paul Pyers". Rugby League Project.
  2. ^ See video interview with Pyers at https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2013/05/27/1959-qld-paul-pyers/ Archived 4 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/grafton/sport/the-pope-a-man-of-mischief/news-story/3c7e3681e89fd883088cff538e32ceed
  4. ^ "Interstate Series 1959 - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Interstate Series 1959 - Fixtures/Results - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Vol. 40 No. 13 (13 June 1959)". nla.gov.au. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  7. ^ https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/grafton/sport/the-pope-a-man-of-mischief/news-story/3c7e3681e89fd883088cff538e32ceed
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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