Dennis Manteit (born 18 February 1943 in Jandowae, Queensland) is an Australian former

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footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. In 2015, he was inducted into the

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Hall of Fame for his success in international rugby league.

Career

Club A Hervey Bay junior, Dennis Manteit played in Queensland for

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and in New South Wales initially for

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for four seasons between 1970-1973 and then Balmain for three seasons between 1974 and 1976, whom he captained during his final year to win the

1976 Amco Cup The 1976 Amco Cup was the 3rd edition of the NSWRFL Midweek Cup, a NSWRFL-organised national Rugby League tournament between the leading clubs and representative teams from the NSWRFL, the BRL, the CRL, the QRL, the NZRL and the Northern Te ...

. He retired at the end of the 1976 season. Representative Dennis Manteit also played representative football for Queensland team on fifteen occasions between 1964-1969 and for the Australian national side on five occasions between 1967 and 1968. He is listed on the ''Australian Players Register'' as Kangaroo No. 414. He played 4 tests on the 1967-68

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and one world cup match in 1968. He also toured with the Kangaroos on the New Zealand tour in 1969. Alan Whiticker: Encyclopedia of Rugby League players. 1996

References

External links

Queensland representatives at qrl.com.au
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