Francis Anthony Sponberg was a professional rugby league footballer who played for Western Suburbs, Canterbury-Bankstown and for the New South Wales Rugby League team.
14 Facts About Frank Sponberg
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Frank Sponberg is the younger brother of Bill Sponberg - who played for Canterbury.
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Frank Sponberg played for Wests for three seasons between 1932 and 1934.
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Frank Sponberg played in the final against South Sydney after a semi-final win against Balmain.
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Frank Sponberg scored his debut try in round 11 of the 1932 season in a win against Sydney University.
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Frank Sponberg joined the newly admitted Canterbury-Bankstown club for their debut season in 1935.
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Frank Sponberg played eight seasons with Canterbury between 1935 and 1944, including the 1938 Grand Final and the 1942 Grand Final.
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Frank Sponberg spent the 1940 season as captain-coach of Wollongong, before returning to Canterbury in 1941.
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In round 4 of 1941, Frank Sponberg scored two tries against South Sydney.
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In 1944, Frank Sponberg played his final career game in round 8 against Newtown.
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Frank Sponberg represented New South Wales on seven occasions between 1933 and 1935.
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Frank Sponberg represented New South Wales City, making 4 appearances with the representative team.
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Frank Sponberg died at his home on the Central Coast of New South Wales following a short illness on 17 June 2000, aged 87.
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In 2004, Frank Sponberg was named in the Canterbury 70th year Berries to Bulldogs Team Of Champions as lock forward.