John Coveney is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s.
A New South Wales state representative forward, he played in the NSWRFL Premiership for Canterbury-Bankstown, with whom he won the 1980 Grand final and also Western Suburbs.
From Narromine, New South Wales Coveney was playing with Goulburn United when he was selected in Country Seconds in 1977.
He played in Canterbury's 1977 semi-final loss to the Parramatta Eels and featured throughout his club's successful 1979 season though he missed the Grand final with a leg injury.
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