Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Friday, 5th December, 1947
- Current Age
- 76 years and 189 days
- Place Of Birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- World Cup
- 1970, 1975
- The Ashes
- 1974
- Test Series
- 1973/74 France vs. Australia
- Interstate Series
- 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974
- NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
- 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978
- Preseason Cup
- 1969
Known Family Links
- Nephew
- Luke Branighan
- Brother
- Arthur Branighan
Biography
Robust winger/centre played in the Rabbitohs’ grand final wins in 1970-71. After gaining a place in Australia’s victorious 1970 World Cup squad, Ray Branighan made his Test debut in the Kiwi’s upset win at Carlaw Park in 1971. Branighan was lured to the big-spending Manly club in 1972 and played a major role in that club's first premiership success. Partnering the brilliant Bob Fulton in the centres, Branighan scored 15 points in the 19-14 grand final win over Easts (1t, 6g) - one point short of Harry Bath’s individual points record. Selected in Australia's World Cup squad in 1972, he backed up for another premiership win with the Sea Eagles in 1973 before touring with the Kangaroos and playing all five Tests in England and France. Branighan played in the 1975 World Series competition but left Sydney at the end of 1978 after being a reserve in Manly's courageous win in the grand final replay to take on a two-year contract as captain-coach of Ayr in Queensland.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
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Competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Competition | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| The Ashes | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| World Cup | 2 | 9 | 2 | 8 | - | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 55.56% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 19 | 4 | 24 | - | 60 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 63.16% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | - | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.43% | List | ||||
| Interstate Series | 4 | 7 | - | 5 | - | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 71.43% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | - | 4 | - | 7 | - | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 7 | 171 | 56 | 83 | - | 334 | 120 | 49 | 2 | 70.18% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 16 | 7 | 12 | - | 45 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 68.75% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | 1 | 36 | 9 | 32 | - | 91 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1970-75 | 18 | 4 | 10 | - | 32 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 61.11% | List | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1970, 1972, 1975 | 9 | 2 | 8 | - | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 55.56% | List | ||||
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Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSW Firsts | 1970-71, 1973-74 | 8 | - | 5 | - | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | 1970-71, 1973, 1975 | 4 | - | 7 | - | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1970-1975 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 75.00% | List | ||||
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NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1968 | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1969 | 10 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.00% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1970 | 22 | 8 | 14 | - | 52 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 77.27% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1971 | 20 | 11 | 14 | - | 61 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1972 | 9 | 4 | 24 | - | 60 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 88.89% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1973 | 22 | 6 | 18 | - | 54 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 81.82% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1974 | 18 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 72.22% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1975 | 20 | 3 | 1 | - | 11 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 55.00% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1976 | 12 | 3 | 4 | - | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.33% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1977 | 13 | 2 | 5 | - | 16 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 46.15% | List | ||||
| Manly | NSWRFL 1978 | 20 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| South Sydney | 1968-71 | 57 | 26 | 31 | - | 140 | 42 | 14 | 1 | 73.68% | List | ||||
| Manly | 1972-78 | 114 | 30 | 52 | - | 194 | 78 | 35 | 1 | 68.42% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1968-1978 | 171 | 56 | 83 | 0 | 334 | 120 | 49 | 2 | 70.18% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates, AJ Lucantonio
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