Brian Staunton
Brian Frederick Staunton is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s.
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| Full name | Brian Frederick Staunton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14th October 1931 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Staunton started his career at Manly-Warringah. He played with them for two years between 1953–1954, He then moved to Balmain for four years between 1955-1958 and captained them in the 1956 Grand Final. Staunton scored 2 tries in the grand final as St George defeated Balmain 18–12. The victory would start St George on their 11 straight premiership winning run. [2][3][4]
References
- "Brian Staunton - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
- "Stats: Things you didn't know about NRL grand finals over 104 years of rugby league history". www.foxsports.com.au.
- "The Joy of Six: NRL grand final controversies". www.theguardian.com.
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