John Bond (rugby league)

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John Bond

Personal information

Full name

John Edward Bond^[1]

Born

10 December 1931
Kaiapoi, New Zealand

Died

10 March 2024 (aged 92)
Christchurch, New Zealand

Playing information

Position

Prop

Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1947–1958	Papanui
1962–1964	Marist
1965–1969	Kaiapoi
	Total	0	0	0	0	0
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1951–1955	Canterbury
1953–1958	South Island
1953–1956	New Zealand	7	1	7	0	17

Coaching information

Club
Years	Team	Gms	W	D	L	W%
1965–1969	Kaiapoi

Source: ^[2]^[3]

John Edward Bond (10 December 1931 – 10 March 2024) was a New Zealand rugby league footballer and coach. He played for New Zealand at the 1954 World Cup.^[2]^[3]

Early life and family

Bond was born 10 December 1931 in Kaiapoi, the son of Roy Bond, a professional sprinter and rugby league player who represented Canterbury and the South Island.^[4] He married Noeline Eunice Jones, and the couple went on to have four children.^[4]

Playing career

A goal-kicking prop, Bond played in the Canterbury Rugby League competition. His career spanned 22 years starting in his debut in 1947 as a 15-year-old with Papanui. He also represented Canterbury and the South Island during this period.^[5]

Bond made his debut for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1953, kicking a goal in his debut against Australia. Bond went on to play in twenty two matches for New Zealand, including seven test matches. Bond was part of the New Zealand squad at the inaugural World Cup in 1954. He later toured Britain and France in 1955-56 and Australia in 1956.^[5]

Bond retired in 1958 but, after a three-year retirement, he returned with Marist in 1962. In 1965, he took over as the player-coach of Kaiapoi. He retired again in 1969.^[5]

Later life and death

Bond was predeceased by his wife, Noeline, in 2002.^[6] He died in Christchurch on 10 March 2024, at the age of 92.^[4]

References

^ BOND, John Edward - 1953 - 56 Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
^ ^a ^b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Smith, Tony (16 March 2024). "NZ rugby league mourns original World Cup Kiwi John Bond". Stuff. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
^ "Death search: registration number 2002/14380". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 16 May 2024.

v t e New Zealand squad – 1954 Rugby League World Cup
Cyril Eastlake (c) Alister Atkinson (vc) Doug Anderson Jimmy Edwards Neville Denton Jim Austin Ron McKay Bill Sorensen George Menzies Len Eriksen Lory Blanchard John Bond Cliff Johnson Bill McLennan Jock Butterfield George McDonald John Yates Ian Grey Coach: Jim Amos

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