Bob Banham

Bob Banham
Personal information
Full name John Robert Banham
Born 22 September 1912
Died 20 December 1999(1999-12-20) (aged 87)
Mascot, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1936–37 South Sydney Rabbitohs 5 0 0 15
1938–40 Mount Albert Lions
1941 South Sydney Rabbitohs 3 0 0 9
Total 0 8 0 0 24
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1937 New South Wales City 1 0 0 0 0
1938–39 Auckland
1939 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

John Robert "Bob" Banham (22 September 1912 – 20 December 1999)[2] is a rugby league player who represented the New Zealand Kiwis and New South Wales City.

Playing career

Banham played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NSWRL Premiership, scoring five tries between 1936 and 1937. He represented New South Wales City in 1937.[1] In 1938 the Mount Albert Lions signed Banham as player-coach, with assistance from the Auckland Rugby League and New Zealand Rugby League.[3] He was named for New Zealand in 1939 but did not play a test, due to the cancellation of the 1939 tour of Great Britain.[4] He returned to Australia in September 1940 with the intention of joining the Australian forces.[3] In 1941 played several games for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and scored three tries.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bob Banham rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. ↑ BANHAM JOHN ROBERT : Service Number - N227584 : Date of birth - 22 Sep 1912 : Place of birth - GLENBROOK NSW : Place of enlistment - KINGSFORD : Next of Kin - BANHAM WILLIAM
  3. 1 2 Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
  4. ↑ BANHAM, John Robert - 1939 nzleague.co.nz



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