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Bruce Pollard (born c1945) was an Australian rugby league player from the 1960s, and a dual premiership winner with St George Dragons.
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Bruce Pollard played his junior football for Renown United JRLFC. He went on to play five first grade seasons with the St George Dragons between 1963-1967. He joined the first grade side after Brian Clay had broken his arm in 1963, and played in the 1963 Grand Final as an 18 year old.
Bruce Pollard went on to become a dual premiership player, winning the 1963 Grand Final and the 1966 Grand Final, when playing centre replacing an injured Reg Gasnier.
Pollard retired after the 1967 preliminary final when the St. George Dragons were beaten 12-11 by Canterbury-Bankstown. This game finished the Dragons 11 straight premiership winning sequence by eliminating them from the '67 grand final.