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North Queensland's premiership-winning coach and former Queensland State of Origin mentor Paul Green has died, aged 49.

THE RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD IS MOURNING THE LOSS OF NRL PREMIERSHIP-WINNING COACH PAUL GREEN, WHO DIED ON THURSDAY.

Age: 49, born September 12, 1972

NRL playing career: 162 games; Cronulla (95 games, 1994-1998), North Queensland (35 games, 1999-2000), Sydney Roosters (20 games, 2001-2002), Parramatta (seven games, 2003), Brisbane (five games, 2004)

Representative playing career: Queensland (seven games, 1999-2001), Queensland (Super League, three games, 1997), Australia (Super League, two games, 1997)

Coaching career: North Queensland (167 games, 2014-2020, 87 wins and 80 losses for 52.1 per cent win rate)

Representative coaching career: Queensland (three games, 2021, one win and two losses for 33 per cent win rate)

Career highlights: Coach of North Queensland's inaugural premiership victory in 2015

- Mentored North Queensland to club's third Grand Final appearance in 2017 but defeated by Melbourne

- Received Rothmans Medal in 1993 (Brisbane Rugby League) and 1995 (NSW Rugby League) as best and fairest player of the competition

- Super League grand finalist with Cronulla in 1997 but defeated by Brisbane

- Assistant coach at Brisbane in 2006 premiership-winning season, assistant coach at Sydney Roosters in 2013 premiership-winning season.