Rugby player
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| Full name | Bernard John Fanning | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1874-11-11)11 November 1874 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 July 1946(1946-07-09) (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Marist Brothers, Christchurch | ||||||||||||||||
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Bernard John Fanning (11 November 1874 — 9 July 1946) was a New Zealand rugby union international.
Biography
Fanning, born in Christchurch, was a blacksmith by profession and spent his rugby career with local club Linwood. Other than one season at Wellington, he played his provincial rugby with Canterbury, making 56 representative appearances.
A lock, Fanning toured Australia in 1903 with the All Blacks, playing a match in Sydney which is considered the first Test between the Trans-Tasman teams. He was capped a second time the following year in Wellington, against the touring Great British team, then in 1905 gained a place on the tour of Britain and France, but declared himself unavailable.
Fanning's younger brother Alfred was later capped for the All Blacks, as well as his nephew Lou Petersen.
See also
References
- "Rugby Football". Waikato Times. 12 June 1930. p. 11.
- ^ "Bernard Fanning #108". stats.allblacks.com.
- ^ "Obituary - Mr B. Fanning". The Press. 10 July 1946. p. 8.
External links
- Bernard Fanning at ESPNscrum