Bruce Pollard

Bruce Pollard
Personal information
Full nameBruce Pollard
Born (1945-01-09) 9 January 1945 (age 79)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1963–67 St George Dragons 67 24 0 0 72
Source: [1]

Bruce Pollard (born 1945) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, and a dual premiership winner with St. George.

Career

Pollard played his junior football for Renown United JRLFC. He went on to play five first grade seasons with St. George between 1963-1967.

He joined the first grade side after Brian Clay had broken his arm in 1963, and played in the 1963 Grand Final as an 18 year old.[2]

Pollard went on to become a dual premiership player, winning the Grand Finals of 1963 and 1966. In 1966, he played as a centre, replacing the injured Reg Gasnier.

Pollard retired after the 1967 preliminary final when St. George were beaten 12-11 by Canterbury-Bankstown. This game finished the Dragons 11 straight premiership winning sequence by eliminating them from the 1967 Grand Final.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Bruce Pollard - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ^ Larry Writer: Never Before, Never Again. 1995 (ISBN 9780732908164)
  3. ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)