Angel Marina
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| Born | 1960 (age 64–65)[1] Spain[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Angel Marina (born 1960) is an Australian former rugby league player.[3]
Born in Spain, Marina moved to Australia with his family as a baby and grew up in Queanbeyan. He picked up rugby league while a pupil at the local Marist Brothers school and was a Queanbeyan Blues junior.[1]
Marina, a winger, played his early first–grade with Queanbeyan and was a member of their Group 8 premiership team in 1981. He was a foundation player for the Canberra Raiders in 1982 and after breaking into the team mid–season finished the year with eight first–grade tries, which included two on debut against Penrith and a hat-trick to help the Raiders defeat St George.[4] From 1983 onwards, Marina was largely restricted to reserve grade, where he topped Canberra's try–scoring in multiple seasons. He brought up his 100th game for the Raiders across the grades in 1985, becoming only the second player from the club to reach that milestone.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Angel flying high for club records". The Canberra Times. 28 September 1985. p. 11 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 9781921024986.
- ^ "Debut for Marina in firsts". The Canberra Times. 14 May 1982. p. 19 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Marina returns to form against sorry Sharks". The Canberra Times. 11 July 1983. p. 17 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
- Angel Marina at Rugby League Project