Paul Dunn

Paul Anthony Dunn
1963 -
League International     

Paul Anthony Dunn was born at Molong on 7 August 1963. His family moved to Orange in 1967. His first Rugby League experience was with the Holy Family under 8's team, where he filled the role of prop forward and quickly gave indications that he had an outstanding talent. From 1971 Paul played with De La Salle College teams, up to the under 13 division before his family moved to Blackheath and then to Bathurst in 1979.

After one session with St Pats in Bathurst Paul moved to Railway and from there he represented Western Division under the age of 18 before moving to Sydney to join Eastern Suburbs. Paul played 30 first grade matches with Easts between 1983 and 1985 and then moved to Canterbury Bankstown for the 1986 season. During his time with Canterbury, Paul was to represent Sydney Firsts, County Origin and New South Wales and Australia on 15 occasions.

His first Test was against Papua New Guinea on 4 October 1986. That was followed by the undefeated Kangaroo tour of England and France. Paul played in New Guinea as a second row forward, but after several lead-up matches in England he was chosen as a prop for the second and third Tests. He retained this position for the two Tests against France and then a further Test against Papua New Guinea. Paul also played in the World Cup final against New Zealand in 1988. At the end of the season he was awarded the prestigious Clive Churchill Medal.

Between 1986 and 1990 Paul played over 100 first grade matches with the Canterbury Bankstown Club. His early training in Orange junior teams gave him the inspiration to pursue a career in league and also instilled in him the sense of fair play for which he was noted throughout his representative career.

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