Jim Dymock

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Jim Dymock
fullname = Jim Dymock

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caption =
position = rlp|LK
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1972|4|4|df=yes
placeofbirth = Sydney
countryofbirth = Australia
height = 179 cm (5 ft 11 in)
weight = 93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
club1 = leagueicon|Western Suburbs Magpies|16 Western Suburbs
year1start = 1991
year1end = 1992
appearances1 = 31
tries1 = 8
goals1 = 0
fieldgoals1 = 0
points1 = 32
club2 = leagueicon|Canterbury Bulldogs|16 Canterbury Bankstown
year2start = 1993
year2end = 1995
appearances2 = 71
tries2 = 12
goals2 = 0
fieldgoals2 = 0
points2 = 48
club3 = leagueicon|Parramatta Eels|16 Parramatta Eels
year3start = 1996
year3end = 2000
appearances3 = 112
tries3 = 12
goals3 = 0
fieldgoals3 = 1
points3 = 49
club4 = leagueicon|London Broncos|16 London Broncos
year4start = 2001
year4end = 2004
appearances4 = 95
tries4 = 15
goals4 = 0
fieldgoals4 = 1
points4 = 61
teamA = leagueicon|Australia|16 Australia
yearAstart = 1995
yearAend = 1996
appearancesA = 5
triesA = 0
goalsA = 0
fieldgoalsA = 0
pointsA = 0
teamB = leagueicon|New South Wales|16 New South Wales
yearBstart = 1996
yearBend = 1998
appearancesB = 6
triesB = 1
goalsB = 0
fieldgoalsB = 0
pointsB = 4
coachteamA = leagueicon|Tonga|16 Tonga
coachyearAstart = 2008
coachyearAend = present
coachgamesA = 0
coachwinsA = 0
coachdrawsA = 0
coachlossesA = 0
source = [http://rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Jim_Dymock.html Rugby League Project] and [http://www.yesterdayshero.com.au/PlayerProfile_Jim-Dymock_11205.aspx Yesterday's Hero]

Jim Dymock (born 4 April, 1972 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league international of Tongan heritage who played for the Western Suburbs Magpies, Canterbury Bulldogs, Parramatta Eels and London Broncos. His preferred playing positions was either lock or five-eighth.

Playing career

Dymock began his first-grade club career in 1991 at Western Suburbs, playing 31 times for the club. He joined Canterbury Bulldogs in 1993. During the 1995 season, Dymock, along with Dean Pay, Jason Smith and Jarrod McCracken reneged on their Australian Super League contracts, giving 'unfair inducement' as their reason which was later supported in the courts. Although Dymock chose to sign with the Australian Rugby League (ARL) competition, he remained with the Bulldogs for the 1995 season and contributed to the club's grand final win over Manly. Dymock won the Clive Churchill Medal for man-of-the-match.

Dymock joined the ARL-aligned Parramatta for the start of the 1996 season. 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. 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. He enjoyed 4 seasons at the Broncos. He ended his playing career at the end of the 2004 season after playing 97 games for London.

Representative career

Dymock was selected to represent New South Wales as an interchange for all three games of the 1996 State of Origin series. In 1997, he was selected at five-eighth for games I and II of the 1997 series, scoring a try in game II and he was chosen to play at lock in game III of the 1998 State of Origin.

Dymock also played six times between 1995-1996 for Australia. He was part of the successful Australian squad that won the 1995 Rugby League World Cup in England.

Post-playing career

Dymock is now an assistant coach with the Canterbury Bulldogs first grade squad and is also the head coach of the Tongan national rugby league team that has qualified for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12196_3935853,00.html|title=Tug-of-war over Mason|publisher=Sky Sports|date=2008-08-05|accessdate=2008-08-06]

He assisted Ricky Stuart at the Cronulla Sharks prior to his return to the Bulldogs.

He has named his Tonga training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12196_3935853,00.html|title=Tug-of-war over Mason|publisher=Sky Sports|date=2008-08-05|accessdate=2008-08-06]

He has named his Tonga squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7658506.stm|title=Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads|publisher=BBC|date=2008-10-08|accessdate=2008-10-09]

References

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* Nathan Klein, sports journalist, Canterbury-Bankstown Express

External links

*StateofOrigin player|119
* [http://www.bulldogs.com.au/main.php?page=player&id=584 Jim Dymock Bulldogs Profile]