Paul Mares (rugby league)
{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2018}}
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|birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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|club1 = Parramatta Eels
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|points1 = 12
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Paul Mares (born 20 September 1963) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s.
Playing career
Mares made his first grade debut for Parramatta in 1982 but only featured in three matches that season and was not a member of the 1982 premiership winning side.
In 1983, Mares was part of the Parramatta side which won its third consecutive premiership defeating Manly-Warringah in the grand final.
Mares then played in the 1984 grand final loss to Canterbury which was Parramatta's fourth consecutive grand final appearance.
Over the next couple of seasons, Mares struggled with injuries and missed out on being selected in Parramatta's 1986 premiership winning team.
In 1989, Mares moved to Eastern Suburbs but only managed to make six appearances before a recurring knee injury forced him into retirement.{{cite web|url=https://www.tenterfieldstar.com.au/story/3689581/former-nrl-star-takes-control-of-lunatic-pub/|title=Former NRL star takes control of Lunatic pub|first=Matthew|last=Purcell|date=27 January 2016|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.parraeels.com.au/about/official-player-numbers/|title=Official Player Numbers|website=Parramatta Eels}}
In 2021, Mares pled guilty in Cooma local Court to not providing a sample to an oral test for drugs, driving a vehicle with menace, not obeying a police direction and not keeping to the left of a road.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgKZsc0U1sI | title=NSW Police Bodycam: Country Cop vs Former NRL Player | website=YouTube | date=26 December 2022 }}
References
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{{Parramatta Eels squad 1983 NSWRFL premiership}}
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Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Parramatta Eels players
Category:Rugby league second-rows
Category:Rugby league players from Sydney
Category:Sydney Roosters players
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen
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