Stan Ponchard

Stan Ponchard
Personal information
Full name Stanley Frederick Ponchard
Born 13 February 1924
Died 22 November 2000
Kempsey, New South Wales
Playing information
Position Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1943-48, 1951–53 Balmain Tigers 104 46 14 0 166

Stanley Frederick 'Stan' Ponchard (13 February 1924 22 November 2000) was a Rugby League player for the Balmain Tigers in the NSWRFL in the 1940s and 1950s.

Biography

A Balmain junior, Stan Ponchard played five-eighth for the Balmain Tigers between 194348 and 195153. He also captained the club during his career. He appeared in 104 first grade games and scored 46 tries and kicked 14 goals. Stan Ponchard won two premierships with the Balmain Tigers in 1944 and 1946.[1] His representative career extended to one appearance for N.S.W. City Firsts in 1946.

He was the nephew of another Balmain stalwart, Des Ponchard who played with the Tigers between 192229.[2] Stan Ponchard moved to Kempsey, New South Wales after his playing career, and died there on 22 November 2000.[3]

Accolades

Stan Ponchard was posthumously inducted into the Balmain Tigers Hall of Fame in 2010.[4][5]

References

  1. (http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/stan-ponchard/summary.html)
  2. Alan Whiticker- Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 2005
  3. "Death Notice". Daily Telegraph (Sydney). 23 November 2000.
  4. Lane, Daniel (23 May 2010). "Victory gives Sheens no shelter from snipers inside the Tigers". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  5. "Balmain Tigers Hall of Fame". Balmain Tigers. 22 May 2010. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2014.

The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players by Alan Whitaker and Glen Hudson. 1995, Griffin Books (ISBN 1 875 169571)


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