Willie Carne
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Full name | William Carne | |||||
| Born |
23 January 1969 Roma, Queensland, Australia |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Position | Wing, Fullback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1990–96 | Brisbane Broncos | 136 | 72 | 63 | 0 | 414 |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1990–96 | Queensland | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| 1991–93 | Australia | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1997 | Queensland Reds | |||||
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William Carne (born 23 January 1969 in Roma, Queensland) is an Australian former rugby footballer who played rugby league for the Brisbane Broncos from 1990 to 1996, as well as representing both Queensland and Australia, and rugby union for the Queensland Reds. An attacking player with dangerous speed, he played at wing and fullback.
Carne attended Ipswich Grammar School, of which former Brisbane Broncos Kevin Walters, Kerrod Walters and Steve Walters are also Alumni. In his younger days, Carne played for the Roma Wattles.
In 1990 he played his first season with the Brisbane Broncos' and that year he co-won the club's rookie of the year with giant fullback Paul Hauff, as well as being the clubs top try-scorer with 15. He made his State of Origin debut for Queensland in the third match of 1990 series.
Carne made his test début for Australia in the second test of the 1991 Trans-Tasman Test series against New Zealand at the Sydney Football Stadium. He crossed for a try as Australia defeated New Zealand 44-0. He subsequently retained his spot in the team for the final test at Lang Park in Brisbane, crossing for two tries. At the end of the 1991 season, Carne toured Papua New Guinea with the Kangaroos, scoring 3 tries in both tests against the Papua New Guinea Kumuls.
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