Career
Cupples made his NRL debut for the Wests Tigers in round 9 of 2002, playing from the bench. In round 13, he made his first appearance in the starting team, playing on the wing. Making one appearance, his last, in 2003, Cupples had played four games in first-grade, all losses.
Cupples became a coach after his playing retirement.
In 2011 he was coach of the Wests Tigers SG Ball side, and in 2012 was the New York City team"s strength and conditioning coach. In 2013, he was the assistant coach for the New South Wales Under-18 team that defeated Queensland 56-6.
