Maurice Sydney Bonaventura (28 April 1902 – 14 July 1992) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | Maurice Sydney Bonaventura | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 April 1902 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rochford, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 14 July 1992 (aged 90) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Lewes, East Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Cranleigh School | ||||||||||||||||
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Bonaventura was born in Rochford, Essex, and educated at Cranleigh School.[2]
A forward, Bonaventura played for Blackheath and was capped for England in a 1931 Five Nations match against Wales at Twickenham, forming a front row with Henry Rew and his captain Sam Tucker.[3]
Bonaventura was involved in the oil industry in Singapore.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Wanderers' Player In English Trial". Reading Standard. 13 December 1930.
- ^ a b "Blackheath Losses". Daily Express. 4 February 1927.
- ^ "Thrilling Finish to Exiting Game". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. 19 January 1931.
External links
edit- Maurice Bonaventura at ESPNscrum