Frank Curry

Frank Curry Jr. (born 2 May 1950) is an Australian rugby league personality. He is a former player and coach of the South Sydney Rabbitohs club. He is the son of former South Sydney Rabbitohs player .

Biography[]

A Souths junior, Curry played with the club after spending three seasons with Collegians in the Illawarra Rugby League competition. He had a brief stint at the South Sydney Rabbitohs during the 1973 season in which he would only play four first grade games.^[4]

In 1986, Curry took over coaching Souths in the Presidents Cup competition. In his first season, Souths would end up being victorious in the 1986 Presidents Cup grand final after their 13−0 victory over the Penrith Panthers.

After coaching Souths in the lower grades for five seasons, Curry stepped into the fire when he took over the first grade post from long-serving Souths coach George Piggins in 1991. Despite working diligently with a young Souths outfit which included players such as; Mark Carroll, Craig Field, Sean Garlick, Darren Maroon, Rod Maybon, Paul Mellor, John Minto, Jim Serdaris, Manoa Thompson, and Darrell Trindall, Curry's stint as coach was a troubled period in the club's history, plagued with dramas both on and off the field. In all three of Curry's seasons at the helm, Souths won only 20 games and finished all three seasons in 14th position. Curry stood down as first grade coach at the end of the 1993 season. He was subsequently replaced by former South Sydney player and coach Bob McCarthy who would ultimately be replaced by Ken Shine after McCarthy himself stood down from the coaching role after round 3 of the 1994 season.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by George Piggins 1986−1990	Coach South Sydney 1991−1993	Succeeded by Bob McCarthy 1994