John Berne

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John Berne
Personal information
BornJohn Edward Berne [1]
(1954-03-14) 14 March 1954 (age 70) [1]
County Antrim, Northern Ireland. [1]
Playing information
Position Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1976–79 South Sydney 7333
1980 Eastern Suburbs
1981–83 Cronulla-Sutherland 2821
1985 Eastern Suburbs
Total10100054
Rugby union career
Position(s) centre [1]
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1975 Australia [1] 1 (0)

John Edward Berne (born 14 March 1954) [2] is a rugby union and rugby league player who represented Australia in rugby union. [3] Berne, a centre, claimed one international rugby cap for Australia. In rugby league, Berne represented South Sydney Rabbitohs from 1976 to 1979, Eastern Suburbs Roosters in 1980 and 1985, and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks from 1981 to 1983 also primarily as a centre. [4] [5]

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Biography

Berne was born on 14 March 1954 in Anderstown, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland to Gerald and Mary Berne. [2] [3] He has four brothers. In 1961, his family relocated to Australia. Berne attended school at Marist Brothers, Pagewood, where he was introduced to the Rugby League. [3] [5] Throughout middle school, he represented both the Marist midweek and South Sydney in the Under 15 Years S G Ball Competition. [6] He then went on to play for MBP as a senior in school. [3]

In 1972, when he was 18-years old, [5] he presented himself to the Randwick Club, but was advised to spend a year with the Colts due to his lack of experience. [3] Instead, he went back to join the South Sydney Jersey Flegg Team. [6] He also played some Third Grade matches for the Souths as an amateur rugby player. [3] [4]

Personal life

In 1978, Berne married Anne Hickman. Anne is the grand-niece of the legendary Rugby League Test centre Dave Brown. The couple have two sons, and one daughter. Both sons have played First Grade with Randwick. Shaun, Mick and Mairead. [3] [5]

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