George Bunter

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, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[1]

George Bunter

Personal information
Full name	George Bunter
Playing information
Position	Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P ≤1940–≥40 Broughton Rangers ≤1944–≥44 Dewsbury (guest) Total 0 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1940 England 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

Playing career

International honours

George Bunter won a cap for England while at Broughton Rangers in 1940 against Wales.[2]

Championship Final appearances

George Bunter played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, 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

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. "1943-1944 War Emergency League Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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