Stuart Coupland is an Australian former professional
rugby league
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footballer who played in the 1990s. He played for
Western Suburbs and
South Sydney in the NSWRL/ARL competition.
Playing career
A
St. George
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junior, Coupland made his first grade debut for South Sydney in round 1 of the 1993 NSWRL season against the
Illawarra Steelers
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at
WIN Stadium
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. Coupland played from the interchange bench in a 19–0 loss. Coupland played a further four games for South Sydney throughout the season. In 1994, Coupland joined Western Suburbs and played one match for the club, a 36–10 loss against
Cronulla-Sutherland in round 4 of the competition.
References
1972 births
Western Suburbs Magpies players
20th-century Australian sportsmen
South Sydney Rabbitohs players
Australian rugby league players
Rugby league second-rows
Rugby league props
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
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