Everything about Gene Miles totally explained
Gene Miles (born
1959 in
Mount Isa, Queensland) is an Australian former
rugby league player. He was able to off-load the ball on numerous occasions and was noted for his ability to pass the ball one-handed basketball style. Initially a
centre, Miles was often used as a back row forward towards the end of his career.
A product of the city of
Townsville in North Queensland, Miles joined
Wynnum-Manly in the
Brisbane Rugby League premiership in 1980 and was playing in the
State of Origin the following year.
He was one of six Queensland-based players to tour with the 1982
Kangaroos (
The invincibles) to
Great Britain - the others were
Wally Lewis,
Rohan Hancock,
Mark Murray,
Rod Morris and
Mal Meninga. Miles couldn't break into the Test team and played against club sides and in an international against
Wales. He made his Test debut the following year.
He returned to the United Kingdom four years later with the 1986 Kangaroo Tour and participated in all six Test matches, against
Papua New Guinea,
Great Britain and
France. After the home Test against
New Zealand in 1987, and also winning the BRL's Rothmans Medal that year, Miles joined the
Brisbane Broncos for their
maiden season in 1988, playing in their first ever match. He later switched to the forwards and soon adapted to become one of the country’s finest
second rowers, playing for Australia against the Rest of The World in 1988 at the
Sydney Football Stadium.
He was chosen to tour New Zealand with the Australian squad in 1989 but was forced to pull out with a broken hand. The following year, he announced his retirement from representative football so he could concentrate on his job as captain of the fledgling Brisbane club, helping the Broncos to the play-offs for the first time in 1990.
After 72 first grade games for the Broncos, 14 Tests for Australia (including two Kangaroo tours) and 19 State of Origin matches for Queensland, Miles accepted a contract offer from
Wigan, making his debut in October 1991 against
Featherstone Rovers. Miles played 29 matches for Wigan as they won a treble of Championship,
Challenge Cup and Premiership. Whilst at Wigan, Miles formed a formidable partnership with winger
Martin Offiah.
Miles returned to Australia to pursue a media career with
Channel Nine and in 2000, was awarded the
Australian Sports Medal for his contribution to Australia's international standing in the sport of rugby league. In 2001 Miles was appointed Chairman of Selectors for the Queensland State of Origin. He is also the Executive Director of the non-profit organisation Former Origin Greats (FOGS).
In February 2008, Miles was named in the list of Australia's
100 Greatest Players (1908-2007) which was commissioned by the
NRL and
ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia.
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