Jim Dymock (born 4 April 1972) is a professional

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coach who is the assistant coach of the

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in the

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(NRL) and a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. A

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and

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international, and

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State of Origin representative or , he played club football for Sydney's

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and the

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, finishing his career in the

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for the

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. He then embarked on a coaching career, becoming head coach of the Tongan national team. He spent the latter part of the

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as head coach of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, and has been an assistant coach at the

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, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and the

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in the NRL.

Background

Dymock was born in

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, New South Wales, Australia on 4 April 1972. He is of

n descent. He began playing rugby league as an Eastern Suburbs junior with Woolloomooloo Warriors and then Paddington Colts. He then switched to the South Sydney juniors competition. He played for Zetland Magpies alongside players such as Jim Serdaris and

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who went on to make First Grade also.

Playing career

Club career

Early career

He represented South Sydney in their S.G. Ball and Jersey Flegg teams.

Western Suburbs Magpies

Dymock began his first-grade club career in the

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at the

, opposing

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and scoring two tries in his debut. He played 31 times for the club, but was "glad to go" after troubles with his manager while at Wests.

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

In 1993, Dymock joined the

. During the 1995 season, Dymock, along with

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, Jason Smith and

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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

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(ARL) competition, he remained with the Canterbury club for the 1995 season and contributed to the club's

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win over Manly. Dymock won the

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for man-of-the-match.

Parrmatta Eels

Dymock joined the ARL-aligned Parramatta for the start of the 1996 season. Dymock was selected to represent

as an interchange for all three games of the

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. 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

competition. Jim Dymock

In 1997, he was selected at five-eighth for games I and II of the

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, scoring a try in game II, and he was chosen to play at lock in game III of the

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. He played 112 games for Parramatta between 1996 and 2000, leaving the Eels and Australia at the end of 2000 season

London Broncos

He joined English

club

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 95 games for London.

International career

Tonga

Dymock represented

at the 1994 Pacific Cup and in 1995.

Australia

Dymock also played six times between 1995 and 1996 for

. He was part of the successful Australian squad that won the 1995

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Coaching career

Dymock assisted head coach

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at the

. He later returned to the

. Dymock was also the head coach of the Tongan national rugby league team that played in the

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. On 14 July 2011, Jim Dymock was announced as the Canterbury club's new head coach, after

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stood down from the position. However, on 14 November 2011, Dymock was replaced by

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References

Sources

External links

Canterbury Bulldogs profile

London Broncos profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dymock, Jim 1972 births Living people 20th-century Australian sportsmen Australia national rugby league team players Australian sportspeople of Tongan descent Australian rugby league coaches Australian rugby league players Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs coaches Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players Clive Churchill Medal winners London Broncos players New South Wales City Origin rugby league team players New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players Parramatta Eels players Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league locks Rugby league players from Sydney Tonga national rugby league team coaches Tonga national rugby league team players Western Suburbs Magpies players