Bernie Doneley
Rugby player
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John Bernard Tyson Doneley (2 July 1909 – 22 June 1972) was an Australian international rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | John Bernard Tyson Doneley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 July 1909 Samford, QLD, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 June 1972 (aged 62) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Nudgee College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Doneley was born in Samford, near Brisbane, and attended Nudgee College.[2]
A back rower, Doneley played for Brisbane club GPS and in 1933 gained Wallabies selection for a tour of South Africa. He featured in eight fixtures during the tour, but none of the Springboks matches, and was often utilised as a goal–kicker, registering 32 points. In 1934, Doneley represented an Australian XV against the touring All Blacks and kicked two penalty goals in a losing cause. He also played against the All Blacks for Queensland on the same tour. In six years of first grade in Brisbane, Doneley amassed a competition record 770 points, only once failing to pass a century of points in a season.[3]