John Bond (rugby league)

John Bond is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer, and coach who represented New Zealand in the 1954 World Cup.[2][3]

John Bond
Personal information
Full nameJohn Edward Bond[1]
Born1929 or 1930 (age 93–94)
New Zealand
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1947–1958 Papanui
1962–64 Marist
1965–69 Kaiapoi
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1951–1955 Canterbury
1953–58 South Island
1953–56 New Zealand 7 1 7 0 17
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1965–1969 Kaiapoi
Source: [2][3]

Playing career

A goalkicking prop, Bond played in the Canterbury Rugby League competition. His career spanned 22 years starting in his debut in 1947 as a 15-year-old with Papanui. He also represented Canterbury and the South Island during this period.[4]

Bond made his debut for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1953, kicking a goal in his debut against Australia. Bond went on to play in twenty two matches for New Zealand, including seven test matches. Bond was part of the New Zealand squad at the inaugural World Cup in 1954. He later toured Britain and France in 1955-56 and Australia in 1956.[4]

Bond retired in 1958 but, after a three-year retirement, he returned with Marist in 1962. In 1965 he took over as the player-coach of Kaiapoi. He retired again in 1969.[4]

References
  1. BOND, John Edward - 1953 - 56 Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
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