Bill Benson

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
William Henry Benson
Nickname(s)
Binghi
Born
Wednesday, 4th January, 1893
Died
Saturday, 25th May, 1968 (Aged 75 years and 140 days)
Place Of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Glebe halfback toured NZ with NSW in 1922. Benson captained 'Rest of Australia' against the Kangaroos in 1924 and was a NSW rep against England but could not crack a spot in Australia's Test side. He later played for St George's in the club's maiden premiership final, the 20-11 loss to Souths in 1927. Sadly, Benson passed away after watching the Australia v Great Britain match during the 1968 World Cup, age 75.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 109 19 -   - 57 69 39 1 63.30% List
City Cup 32 7 1   - 23 19 12 1 59.38% List
Interstate Matches 5 - -   - - 1 4 0 20.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales Seconds 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
NRL Finals 2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales Firsts 4 - -   - - 2 2 0 50.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW Firsts 1921-24 11 - -   - - 5 6 0 45.45% List
Australasia II 1922 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
NSW Seconds 1922 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Possibles (AU) 1924 1 1 -   - 3 0 0 1 0.00% List
Overall1921-1924 14 1 0   0 3 6 7 1 42.86% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Glebe NSWRFL 1916 6 - -   - - 4 2 0 66.67% List
Glebe NSWRFL 1917 6 4 -   - 12 4 2 0 66.67% List
Glebe NSWRFL 1918 14 3 -   - 9 9 5 0 64.29% List
Glebe NSWRFL 1919 13 - -   - - 9 4 0 69.23% List
Glebe NSWRFL 1920 12 5 -   - 15 8 4 0 66.67% List
Glebe NSWRFL 1921 8 2 -   - 6 6 2 0 75.00% List
Glebe NSWRFL 1922 14 3 -   - 9 10 4 0 71.43% List
Glebe NSWRFL 1923 13 2 -   - 6 5 8 0 38.46% List
Glebe NSWRFL 1924 8 - -   - - 4 4 0 50.00% List
St George NSWRFL 1927 15 - -   - - 10 4 1 66.67% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Glebe 1916-24 94 19 -   - 57 59 35 0 62.77% List
St George 1927 15 - -   - - 10 4 1 66.67% List
Overall1916-1927 109 19 0   0 57 69 39 1 63.30% List

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner