{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}} {{short description|Australian rugby league player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Dion Cope |fullname = |image = |imagesize = |caption = |birth_date = |birth_place = |height = |weight = |position = {{rlp|CE|WG}} |club1 = Cronulla Sharks |year1start = 1995 |year1end = 96 |appearances1 = 5 |tries1 = 0 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 8 |club2 = North Qld Cowboys |year2start = 1997 |year2end = |appearances2 = 7 |tries2 = 0 |goals2 = 0 |fieldgoals2 = 0 |points2 = 0 |retired = Yes |source = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/dion-cope/summary.html|title=Dion Cope - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref> |updated = 12 February 2020 }}
'''Dion Cope''' is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for the Cronulla Sharks and North Queensland Cowboys in the 1990s. He primarily played {{rlp|ce}}.
==Playing career== In Round 20 of the 1995 ARL season, Cope made his first grade debut for the Cronulla Sharks in their 48–18 win over the Parramatta Eels at Parramatta Stadium.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/arl-1995/round-20/parramatta-vs-cronulla/summary.html|title=ARL 1995 - Round 20 - Rugby League Project|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref> In 1996, Cope played four games for the Sharks, all off the bench. In 1997, he joined the North Queensland Cowboys, playing seven games, starting three at {{rlp|ce}} and two on the {{rlp|wg}}.
In 1999, Cope played for the Easts Tigers in the Queensland Cup.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thetigers.com.au/club-history/first-grade-players-in-order-of-appearance/|title=First Grade Players In Order of Appearance|website=thetigers.com.au}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qrl.com.au/news/2015/03/27/20-years-of-cup-1999/|title=20 years of Cup: 1999|date=27 March 2015|website=Queensland Rugby League}}</ref>
==Statistics== ===ARL/Super League=== : ''Statistics are correct to the end of the 1997 season''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/dion-cope/summary.html|title=Dion Cope - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project|first=Shawn Dollin and Andrew|last=Ferguson|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:85%;" |- !width=2%|Season !width=8%|Team !width=2%|Matches !width=2%|T !width=2%|G !width=2%|GK % !width=2%|F/G !width=2%|Pts |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| 1995 |style="text-align:center;"|{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} Cronulla | 1|| 0|| 0|| –|| 0|| 0 |- style="background:#eaeaea;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| 1996 |style="text-align:center;"|{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} Cronulla | 4|| 0|| 0|| –|| 0|| 0 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center; font-weight:normal"| 1997 |style="text-align:center;"|{{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} North Queensland | 7|| 0|| 0|| –|| 0|| 0 |- class="sortbottom" ! colspan=2| Career totals ! 12 ! 0 ! 0 ! – ! 0 ! 0 |}
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