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Bill Gunther

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Bill Gunther
Full nameWilliam John Gunther
Date of birth(1931-11-07)7 November 1931
Place of birthBathurst, NSW, Australia
Date of death15 June 2009(2009-06-15) (aged 77)
Place of deathOrange, NSW, Australia
Notable relative(s)Bill Calcraft (nephew)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1957 Australia 1 (0)

William John Gunther (7 November 1931 — 15 June 2009) was an Australian rugby union international.

A native of Bathurst, Gunther attended St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill and Wagga Wagga Agricultural College.[1]

Gunther was a strong tackling flanker and played his rugby in country New South Wales, much of it with Molong.[2] He gained his first Wallabies call up in 1957 for a home series against the All Blacks. After Chilla Wilson was preferred for the 1st Test, selectors made four changes up front for the 2nd Test in Brisbane, with Gunther earning his solitary Wallabies cap.[3] He made 15 uncapped appearances on the 1957–58 tour of Britain, Ireland and France.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "William John Gunther". classicwallabies.com.au.
  2. ^ Bowyer, Kate (21 November 2003). "Support from another Molong Wallaby". Central Western Daily.
  3. ^ "Two Shock Union Test Team Changes". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 May 1957.
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