Name Stan Ponchard | ||
Died November 22, 2000, Kempsey, Australia | ||
Stanley Frederick 'Stan' Ponchard (13 February 1924 – 22 November 2000) was a Rugby League player for the Balmain Tigers in the NSWRFL in the 1940s and 1950s.
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Biography
A Balmain junior, Stan Ponchard played five-eighth for the Balmain Tigers between 1943–48 and 1951–53. He also captained the club during his career. He appeared in 104 first grade games and scored 46 tries and kicked 14 goals. Stan Ponchard won two premierships with the Balmain Tigers in 1944 and 1946. His representative career extended to one appearance for N.S.W. City Firsts in 1946.
He was the nephew of another Balmain stalwart, Des Ponchard who played with the Tigers between 1922–29. Stan Ponchard moved to Kempsey, New South Wales after his playing career, and died there on 22 November 2000.
Accolades
Stan Ponchard was posthumously inducted into the Balmain Tigers Hall of Fame in 2010.