Maurie Raper
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| Full name | Maurie Raper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Revesby, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | February 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Ron Raper (brother) Johnny Raper (brother) Gerard Raper (brother) Peter Raper (brother) Aaron Raper (nephew) Stuart Raper (nephew) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maurie Raper (died February 2026) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played as a five-eighth in the 1960s and 1970s for Penrith and Cronulla-Sutherland in the NSWRL premiership. Raper was an inaugural player for Penrith and played in the club's first ever game.