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Vital Statistics
- Born
- 1947
- Place Of Birth
- Nowra, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
Nowra five-eighth represented NSW in 1967 before being chosen on the Kangaroo Tour at year’s end. A tough, robust pivot, Branson played in five Tests on tour and was snapped up by St George on his return. A member of Australia's 1968 World Cup squad, he was later selected to tour NZ in 1971. Branson appeared in the one-off Test loss against the Kiwis before playing in the Dragon's losing grand final side against Souths.
Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Australia | 1967-68, 1971 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 50.00% | |
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| Overall | 1967-1971 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 50.00% | |
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World Cup Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Australia | 1967-1968 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |
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| Overall | 1968 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| NSW Firsts | 1967-68, 1971 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 57.14% | |
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| NSW Country Firsts | 1967 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | |
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| NSW City Firsts | 1971 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |
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| Overall | 1967-1971 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 60.00% | |
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Australian League Matches - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| St George | NSWRFL 1968 | ? | 2 | - | - | 6 | ||||||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1969 | ? | 4 | - | 2 | 16 | ||||||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1970 | ? | 1 | - | - | 3 | ||||||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1971 | ? | 7 | - | - | 21 | ||||||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1972 | ? | 8 | - | 3 | 27 | ||||||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1973 | ? | 1 | - | - | 3 | ||||||||
| Overall | 1968-1973 | ? | 23 | 0 | 5 | 76 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
Australian League Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| St George | 1968-73 | ? | 23 | - | 5 | 76 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| Overall | 1968-1973 | ? | 23 | 0 | 5 | 76 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
Last modified: Sun, 12 May 2013 14:43:11 +1000 (Sydney time)
Your Say
Polysci says: The apprentice panel-beater from Nowra had a great season in 1967 edging Bobbie Fulton (a surprize omission) out of a place on that year's Kanagaroo tour, and earned himself a contract with St George.
After 1968 he found it hard to sustain that early
vigorous form. (08/05/2012)
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