Jim Dymock

Jim Dymock (born 4 April 1972) is a former professional rugby league footballer and coach. A Tonga and Australia international and New South Wales State of Origin representative lock forward or five-eighth, he played club football for Sydney's Western Suburbs Magpies, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Parramatta Eels, finishing his career in the Super League for the London Broncos. He then embarked on a coaching career, becoming head coach of the Tongan national team. He spent the latter part of the 2011 NRL season as head coach of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, and is the assistant coach of the Gold Coast Titans.

Playing career

Dymock joined the ARL-aligned Parramatta for the start of the 1996 season. Dymock was selected to represent New South Wales as an interchange for all three games of the 1996 State of Origin series. He played for the Eels during the rest of the Super League war and the unification of the Super League and ARL into the current National Rugby League competition. In 1997, he was selected at five-eighth for games I and II of the 1997 State of Origin series, scoring a try in game II, and he was chosen to play at lock in game III of the 1998 State of Origin series. He played 112 games for Parramatta between 1996-2000.

Dymock left the Eels and Australia at the end of 2000 season, he joined English Super League club London Broncos in time for the 2001 season.

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