Richie Poulsen

Richie Poulsen
Personal information
Full nameRichie Dudley Poulsen
Born (1962-10-27) 27 October 1962
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1985–88 Manly Warringah 44 2 0 0 8
1989 Gold Coast 5 0 0 0 0
Total 49 2 0 0 8
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1983 Queensland 2 1 0 0 4

Richie Dudley Poulsen (born 27 October 1962) is an Australian former rugby league player.

Originally from Casino, New South Wales, Poulsen was a front rower and left for the Redcliffe Dolphins at the age of 18 to play under Arthur Beetson. He toured Papua New Guinea with Queensland in 1983 and was a member of the Brisbane representative team which won the 1984 National Panasonic Cup.[1]

Poulsen joined Manly Warringah in 1985 and was a regular first grade player for his first two seasons.[2] He featured in Manly's 1988 reserves premiership–winning team. In 1989, Poulsen moved onto the Gold Coast Giants, but suffered an achilles injury towards the end of the season which ended his NSWRL career.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Brisbane hot favourite for cup final". The Canberra Times. 15 August 1984. p. 42 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Poulsen shows promise". The Canberra Times. 24 February 1985. p. 1 (Sport) – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "From the archives: Richie Poulsen". Queensland Rugby League. 30 October 2024.