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Frank Sponberg

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Francis Anthony Sponberg
Born
Saturday, 18th May, 1912
Died
Saturday, 17th June, 2000 (Aged 88 years and 30 days)
Place Of Birth
Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Brother
Bill Sponberg

Competitions Won

Interstate Series
1933, 1934
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1933, 1934, 1935
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1934, 1938, 1942

Biography

C’bury junior played for Wests in the early 1930s, making his debut for NSW in 1933, before playing lock in Wests' 1934 final win over Easts. Punishing in defence - fast and a great cover defender - Sponberg returned to the newly promoted C’bury club in 1935 and was chosen as a reserve forward in two matches for NSW. Broken ribs suffered during the 1936 season ruled him out of all representative fixtures that year and while he did not play rep football again, Sponberg was an integral part of the C’bury team that captured the club’s first premiership in 1938.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tour MatchesNew South Wales FirstsNFI-1-1----------1--100.00%List
Interstate Series 23-31-1---3---3--100.00%List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 34-42-2---6---4--100.00%List
NSW City vs Country 35-52-2---6---5--100.00%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 3148-14830-30---90--18459556.76%List
NRL Finals -11-111-1---3---74-63.64%List
City Cup -9-92-22--10---54-55.56%List
Overall StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 164-16435-352--109--19663558.54%List

Australia - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSW Firsts1933-34 3-31-1---3---3--100.00%List
NSW City Firsts1933-35 4-42-2---6---4--100.00%List
NSW City Possibles1933 1-1-----------1-0.00%List
Sydney Firsts1936 1-1-----------1-0.00%List
NSW City Seconds1938 1-1----------1--100.00%List
Rest of NSW Firsts1942 1-1-----------1-0.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs19321932 NSWRFL 11-111-1---3---92-81.82%List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs19331933 NSWRFL 12-121-1---3---47133.33%List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs19341934 NSWRFL 15-153-3---9---132-86.67%List
CanterburyCanterbury19351935 NSWRFL 15-152-2---6---213-13.33%List
CanterburyCanterbury19361936 NSWRFL 14-143-3---9---93264.29%List
CanterburyCanterbury19371937 NSWRFL 8-83-3---9---44-50.00%List
CanterburyCanterbury19381938 NSWRFL 15-153-3---9---121280.00%List
CanterburyCanterbury19391939 NSWRFL 13-133-3---9--185-61.54%List
CanterburyCanterbury19411941 NSWRFL 14-147-7---21---95-64.29%List
CanterburyCanterbury19421942 NSWRFL 16-163-3---9---115-68.75%List
CanterburyCanterbury19431943 NSWRFL 13-13----------310-23.08%List
CanterburyCanterbury19441944 NSWRFL 2-21-1---3----2-0.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Western Suburbs1932-34 38-385-5---15---2611168.42%List
Canterbury1935-39, 1941-44 110-11025-25---75--15848452.73%List

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Tony McCarron, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Max Turner, Andrew Ferguson, Wests Archives

Sources:2006 Official Rugby League Annual