Bernie Doneley

Bernie Doneley

Full name	John Bernard Tyson Doneley
Born	(1909-07-02)2 July 1909 Samford, QLD, Australia
Died	22 June 1972(1972-06-22) (aged 62)
Height	6 ft (183 cm)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg)
School	Nudgee College
Rugby union career
Position Back–row Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Queensland International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1933 Australia

John Bernard Tyson Doneley (2 July 1909 – 22 June 1972) was an Australian international rugby union player.

Doneley was born in Samford, near Brisbane, and attended Nudgee College.

A back rower, Doneley played for Brisbane club GPS and in 1933 gained Wallabies selection for a tour of South Africa. He featured in eight fixtures during the tour, but none of the Springboks matches, and was often utilised as a goal–kicker, registering 32 points. In 1934, Doneley represented an Australian XV against the touring All Blacks and kicked two penalty goals in a losing cause. He also played against the All Blacks for Queensland on the same tour. In six years of first grade in Brisbane, Doneley amassed a competition record 770 points, only once failing to pass a century of points in a season.

See also

• List of Australia national rugby union players