Graeme Bond (rugby union)

Graeme Bond
Full nameGraeme Stephen Geoffrey Bond
Date of birth (1974-05-21) 21 May 1974 (age 50)
Place of birthDuke of York Island, PNG
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1997–98 NSW Waratahs ()
1999–02 ACT Brumbies ()
2002–04 Sale Sharks ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001 Australia 5 (5)

Graeme Stephen Geoffrey Bond (born 21 May 1974) is an Australian former professional rugby union player for the NSW Waratahs, ACT Brumbies and Sale Sharks.[1] He represented Australia in five Test matches as a centre and winger.[2]

Bond was born in Papua New Guinea and attended Brisbane's Marist College. He won a Super 12 title with the ACT Brumbies in 2001 and debuted for the Wallabies that year against the Springboks in Perth. On the 2001 Wallabies tour of Europe, he featured in a further four Test matches and scored his only international try in a win over Spain. He played for the Sale Sharks from 2002 to 2004, before being forced into retirement due to a neck injury.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Durable Bond cements spot". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 August 2001.
  2. ^ "Graeme Stephen Geoffrey Bond". classicwallabies.com.au.
  3. ^ "Former Wallaby Bond retires from rugby". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 December 2004.