John Bonham (born 25 September 1948) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s.
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| Full name | John Bonham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 September 1948 Parkes, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Whiticker/Hudson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
editOriginally from Parkes, New South Wales as a Halfback, Bonham was signed by the Newtown club in 1969 and he went on to have four successful seasons with the club.
He played centre, five-eighth, halfback and hooker for Newtown during his career and was also a prolific goals kicker. He returned to country rugby league in 1975 and represented N.S.W. Country firsts in 1976.[1]
References
edit- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995. (ISBN 1875169571)