Ray Sinel is a New Zealand former

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footballer who represented

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in the 1968 World Cup.

Playing career

A member of the Ellerslie club, Sinel played for combined Eastern United side in the

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competition. In 1963 he won the Rothville Trophy as Auckland's player of the year. He was an

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representative and was part of the Auckland side that defeated

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15-14 in 1969.Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009'', 2009. . Sinel was first selected for the

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in 1963. He went on to play in ten test matches for

and was part of the squad for the 1968 World Cup.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sinel, Ray Living people New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand national rugby league team players Auckland rugby league team players Rugby league centres Rugby league second-rows Rugby league locks Ellerslie Eagles players Year of birth missing (living people)