George Bunter is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Broughton Rangers and Dewsbury (World War II guest), as a second-row.[1]
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| Full name | George Bunter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editInternational honours
editGeorge Bunter won a cap for England while at Broughton Rangers in 1940 against Wales.[2]
Championship final appearances
editGeorge Bunter played at second-row in Dewsbury's 14-25 aggregate defeat by Wigan in the Championship Final during the 1943–44 season; the 9-13 first-leg defeat at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 13 May 1944, and the 5-12 second-leg defeat at Crown Flatt, Dewsbury on Saturday 20 May 1944.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "1943-1944 War Emergency League Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2012.