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Bobby Bugden

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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
Robert Alfred Bugden
Nickname(s)
Bugs
Born
Tuesday, 25th February, 1936
Died
Thursday, 2nd November, 2023 (Aged 87 years and 250 days)
Place Of Birth
Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia

Competitions Won

Test Series
1960 Australia vs France
Interstate Series
1964
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1959, 1964
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961
City Cup
1959

Biography

Resilient St George halfback, originally from Murwillumbah, played in six grand final wins (1956-61) with the premier club. Bugden represented NSW against NZ in 1959 before touring with the 1959-60 Kangaroos and playing in two Tests against France. He played one game for NSW in 1960 before representing Australia in the World Cup competition against France and in two minor matches. In 1962 Bugden followed his coach Ken Kearney to P’matta. The little halfback gave great service for the club, playing in the team that defeated South Africa in 1963 before making his final rep appearances for NSW against France and Queensland in 1964.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 2 - 2 4-4 -     - - 12 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Tour Matches NSW ColtsNSW - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 2 - 2 2-2 -     - - 6 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 9 - 9 9-9 -     - - 27 - - - 4 5 - 44.44% List
Tour Matches Parramatta EelsPAR - 1 - 1 --- 4     - - 8 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Test Series 1 2 - 2 4-4 -     - - 12 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Interstate Series 1 2 - 2 --- -     - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 2 3 - 3 1-1 2     - - 7 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
NSW City vs Country 2 5 - 5 1-1 2     - - 7 - - - 4 1 - 80.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Country Carnival - 5 - 5 5-5 -     - - 15 - - - 5 - - 100.00% List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 6 208 1 209 72-72 33     - - 282 - - 2 157 47 5 75.12% List
NRL Finals - 23 - 23 9-9 5     - - 37 - - 1 14 9 - 60.87% List
Preseason Cup - 13 - 13 3-3 11     - - 31 - - - 7 6 - 53.85% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  241 1 242 87-87 50     - - 361 - - 2 176 61 5 72.73% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1960   2 - 2 4-4 -     - - 12 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Metropolis 1957   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1957, 1960   2 - 2 --- -     - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
NSW Colts 1958   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
NSW Firsts 1959-60, 1964   4 - 4 2-2 -     - - 6 - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1959, 1961, 1964   3 - 3 1-1 2     - - 7 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
St GeorgeSt George 19541954 NSWRFL   2 - 21-1 -     - - 3 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
St GeorgeSt George 19551955 NSWRFL   20 - 207-7 -     - - 21 - - - 14 6 - 70.00% List
St GeorgeSt George 19561956 NSWRFL   20 - 207-7 -     - - 21 - - - 15 4 1 75.00% List
St GeorgeSt George 19571957 NSWRFL   19 - 194-4 -     - - 12 - - 1 16 3 - 84.21% List
St GeorgeSt George 19581958 NSWRFL   20 - 209-9 -     - - 27 - - - 17 3 - 85.00% List
St GeorgeSt George 19591959 NSWRFL   19 - 1916-16 -     - - 48 - - - 18 - 1 94.74% List
St GeorgeSt George 19601960 NSWRFL   19 - 197-7 -     - - 21 - - 1 16 3 - 84.21% List
St GeorgeSt George 19611961 NSWRFL   16 - 166-6 -     - - 18 - - - 14 2 - 87.50% List
ParramattaParramatta 19621962 NSWRFL   18 - 183-3 9     - - 27 - - - 9 7 2 50.00% List
ParramattaParramatta 19631963 NSWRFL   20 - 20--- 15     - - 30 - - - 12 8 - 60.00% List
ParramattaParramatta 19641964 NSWRFL   20 - 208-8 9     - - 42 - - - 14 6 - 70.00% List
ParramattaParramatta 19651965 NSWRFL   15 1 164-4 -     - - 12 - - - 11 4 1 68.75% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
St George 1954-61   135 - 135 57-57 -     - - 171 - - 2 111 22 2 82.22% List
Parramatta 1962-65   73 1 74 15-15 33     - - 111 - - - 46 25 3 62.16% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    17 Oct 2021 11:02pm

    In which rain-sodden match/year @SCG did Bobby score score the sole try in Dragons defeat of Magpies 5-0? Thank you.

  • Geoff Thomas
    22 Feb 2023 9:48pm

    A great halfback for the Dragons late 50’s early 60’s. Fast and elusive and a strong defender

  • Tim Fraser
    19 Jun 2023 8:10pm

    I worked with Bobby in realestate for about 4 years and we became very good friends. Would love to get back in contact with him if possible. If someone could help me, that would be greatly appreciated. Tim.

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Sources: RFL Player Registers