Eddie Bonis

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Eddie Bonis
Full nameEdward Tasman Bonis
Date of birth(1907-10-01)1 October 1907
Place of birth Brisbane, Australia
Date of death23 September 1984(1984-09-23) (aged 76)
Place of deathBrisbane, Australia
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1929–38 Australia 21 (3)

Edward Tasman Bonis (1 October 1907 — 23 September 1984) was an Australian rugby union international.

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A native of Brisbane, Bonis learnt his rugby union at Brisbane State High School. [1]

Bonis was a powerful hooker and played for the YMCA club in Brisbane. He gained 21 Wallabies caps between 1929 and 1938, which included a run of 20 consecutive matches, a then national record. His performances on the 1933 tour of South Africa earned him particular praise. He also made 47 appearances for Queensland and later served as a state selector. [2]

In 2018, Bonis was inducted into the Rugby Australia Hall of Fame. [3]

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References

  1. "Edward Tasman Bonis". classicwallabies.com.au.
  2. "Queensland's Eddie Bonis inducted into Rugby Australia's hall of fame". Queensland Rugby. 24 October 2018.
  3. Robinson, Georgina (19 October 2018). "David Pocock wins 2018 John Eales Medal in a landslide". The Sydney Morning Herald .