Bob Honan

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Robert Emmett Honan born Brisbane 1944, was an Australian rugby league and rugby union player - a dual code rugby international.

He represented the Wallabies in two Tests on the 1964 tour of New Zealand and played in the centres.

After switching codes he was selected to the Australia national rugby league team on the 1969 tour of New Zealand playing two Tests as a half-back. His rugby league international debut in the first Test in Auckland in June 1969 saw him become Australia's 31st dual code rugby international, following Kevin Ryan and preceding Phil Hawthorne and John Brass.

Honan's rugby league career was as a centre with the South Sydney Rabbitohs from 1968 to 1972. He played in the premiership winning Souths sides of 1968 and 1970 and in the 1969 Grand Final loss to Balmain.

[edit] Playing record

Club: South Sydney Rabbitohs 84 first grade games (105 all grades), 27 tries (35 all grades), 6 field goals (9 all grades), 93 points (123 all grades).
Representative: Australia (1969) 2 Tests.

v • d • e South Sydney Rabbitohs squad - 1968 NSWRFL Premiers (18th Title)

1 Eric Simms • 2 Michael Cleary • 3 Bob Honan • 4 Arthur Branighan • 5 Brian James • 6 Denis Pittard • 7 Bob Grant • 8 Jim Morgan • 9 Elwyn Walters • 10 John O'Neill • 11 John Sattler • 12 Bob Moses • 13 Ron Coote • 14 Paul Sait • Coach: Clive Churchill

v • d • e South Sydney Rabbitohs squad - 1970 NSWRFL Premiers (19th Title)

1 Eric Simms • 2 Michael Cleary • 3 Paul Sait • 4 Arthur Branighan • 5 Ray Branighan • 6 Denis Pittard • 7 Bob Grant • 8 John Sattler • 9 Elwyn Walters • 10 John O'Neill • 11 Bob McCarthy • 12 Gary Stevens • 13 Ron Coote • 14 Bob Honan • Coach: Clive Churchill

v • d • e South Sydney Rabbitohs squad - 1971 NSWRFL Premiers (20th Title)

1 Eric Simms • 2 Keith Edwards • 3 Paul Sait • 4 Bob Honan • 5 Ray Branighan • 6 Denis Pittard • 7 Bob Grant • 8 John Sattler • 9 George Piggins • 10 John O'Neill • 11 Bob McCarthy • 12 Gary Stevens • 13 Ron Coote • Coach: Clive Churchill