John Berne

John Berne

Personal information
Born	John Edward Berne[1] (1954-03-14) 14 March 1954 (age 70)[1] County Antrim, Northern Ireland.[1]
Playing information
Position	Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1976–79 South Sydney 73 33 1980 Eastern Suburbs 1981–83 Cronulla-Sutherland 28 21 1985 Eastern Suburbs Total 101 0 0 0 54
Rugby union career
Position(s) centre[1] International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1975 Australia[1] 1 (0)

John Edward Berne (born 14 March 1954)[2] is a rugby union and rugby league player who represented Australia in rugby union.[3] Berne, a centre, claimed one international rugby cap for Australia. In rugby league, Berne represented South Sydney Rabbitohs from 1976 to 1979, Eastern Suburbs Roosters in 1980 and 1985, and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks from 1981 to 1983 also primarily as a centre.[4][5]

Biography

Berne was born on 14 March 1954 in Anderstown, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland to Gerald and Mary Berne.[2][3] He has four brothers. In 1961, his family relocated to Australia. Berne attended school at Marist Brothers, Pagewood, where he was introduced to the Rugby League.[3][5] Throughout middle school, he represented both the Marist midweek and South Sydney in the Under 15 Years S G Ball Competition.[6] He then went on to play for MBP as a senior in school.[3]

In 1972, when he was 18-years old,[5] he presented himself to the Randwick Club, but was advised to spend a year with the Colts due to his lack of experience.[3] Instead, he went back to join the South Sydney Jersey Flegg Team.[6] He also played some Third Grade matches for the Souths as an amateur rugby player.[3][4]

Personal life

In 1978, Berne married Anne Hickman. Anne is the grand-niece of the legendary Rugby League Test centre Dave Brown. The couple have two sons, and one daughter. Both sons have played First Grade with Randwick. Shaun, Mick and Mairead. [3][5]

References

1. "Scrum.com player profile of John Berne". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
2. "John Edward Berne". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
3. "JOHN BERNE - CENTRE, FLYHALF". aru.com. Wallabies. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
4. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "John Berne - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
5. "Versatile Berne a man of two codes". The Senior. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
6. "Rugby League Tables / John Berne Statistics". afltables.com. Retrieved 9 January 2017.