John Berne

Australia international rugby union & league player

John Berne

Personal information

Born| John Edward Berne[1]
(1954-03-14) 14 March 1954 (age 71)[1]
County Antrim, Northern Ireland.[1]

Playing information

Position| Centre
| Club

Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
1976–79  | South Sydney | 73  |  |  |  | 33
1980  | Eastern Suburbs |  |  |  |  |
1981–83  | Cronulla-Sutherland | 28  |  |  |  | 21
1985  | Eastern Suburbs |  |  |  |  |
| Total  | 101  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 54

Rugby player

Rugby union career
| Position(s)|  centre[1]

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International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
1975|  Australia[1]|  1|  (0)

John Edward Berne (born 14 March 1954)[2] is an Australian rugby union and rugby league player who represented Australia in rugby union.[3] Berne, a centre, claimed one international rugby cap for Australia. In rugby league, Berne represented South Sydney Rabbitohs from 1976 to 1979, Eastern Suburbs Roosters in 1980 and 1985, and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks from 1981 to 1983 also primarily as a centre.[4][5]

## Biography

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Berne was born on 14 March 1954 in Anderstown, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland to Gerald and Mary Berne.[2][3] He has four brothers. In 1961, his family relocated to Australia. Berne attended school at Marist Brothers, Pagewood, where he was introduced to the Rugby League.[3][5] Throughout middle school, he represented both the Marist midweek and South Sydney in the Under 15 Years S G Ball Competition.[6] He then went on to play for MBP as a senior in school.[3]

In 1972, when he was 18-years old,[5] he presented himself to the Randwick Club, but was advised to spend a year with the Colts due to his lack of experience.[3] Instead, he went back to join the South Sydney Jersey Flegg Team.[6] He also played some Third Grade matches for the Souths as an amateur rugby player.[3][4]

## Personal life

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In 1978, Berne married Anne Hickman. Anne is the grand-niece of the legendary Rugby League Test centre Dave Brown. The couple have two sons, and one daughter. Both sons have played First Grade with Randwick. Shaun, Mick and Mairead.[3][5]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "Scrum.com player profile of John Berne". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
2. ^ a b "John Edward Berne". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
3. ^ a b c d e f g "JOHN BERNE - CENTRE, FLYHALF". aru.com. Wallabies. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
4. ^ a b Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "John Berne - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
5. ^ a b c d "Versatile Berne a man of two codes". The Senior. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
6. ^ a b "Rugby League Tables / John Berne Statistics". afltables.com. Retrieved 9 January 2017.

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