Bruce Cooke

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Bruce Cooke
Birth nameBruce P. Cooke [1]
Date of birth(1952-02-02)2 February 1952 [1]
Place of birth Brisbane, Queensland [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) fullback [1]
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1979 [1] Wallabies 1 [1] (0 [1] )

Bruce P. Cooke (born 2 February 1952) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

Cooke, a fullback, was born in Brisbane, Queensland and claimed one international rugby cap for Australia.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Scrum.com player profile of Bruce Cooke". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.


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