Name Jack Bonnyman | Role Rugby player | |
John "Jack" Bonnyman (born in 1920 ) was a rugby league player for the Canterbury Bulldogs and New South Wales.
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Career
Jack Bonnyman started his career at the Central-Newcastle Rugby League club. He was all set to join St. George Dragons, but changed his mind at the last minute and joined Canterbury-Bankstown.
He went on to play 5 seasons with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs between 1940-1945. Bonnyman captained the Berries in their 24-14 loss to the Eastern Suburbs in the 1940 premiership final, although he did score a nice try during the match.
Success followed two years later when he played half-back in the victorious 1942 Grand Final Canterbury team that defeated the St. George Dragons 11-9.
He finished his career at Picton in the late 1940s.
Representative career
Jack Bonnyman represented Country Firsts in 1938 and New South Wales in 1939 - all before joining Canterbury-Bankstown in 1940.
Accolades
He is recognized as Canterbury Bankstown player No. 64.
Jack Bonnyman was selected in the 70th Anniversary Berries to Bulldogs Team of Champions.