Bruce Longbottom
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| Born | 7 February 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre, Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 21 October 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Kevin Longbottom (uncle) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bruce Longbottom (born 7 February 1964) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played three seasons for South Sydney.
Playing career
[edit]Longbottom made his first grade debut for South Sydney in round 2 of the 1988 season against arch rivals Eastern Suburbs at the Sydney Football Stadium.
Longbottom was a member of the South Sydney team that won the minor premiership in the 1989 NSWRL season but failed to reach the grand final after being defeated by the Canberra Raiders in the preliminary final.[2][3]
Longbottom's final season for Souths came in 1990, as the club went from minor premiers the previous year to wooden spooners after winning only 2 games all year.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bruce Longbottom - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ Honeysett, Stuart (22 September 2012). "Every day for 23 years, Bruce Longbottom thinks of Souths going out in the finals". The Australian. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ Walshaw, Nick (6 September 2013). "1989 Rabbitohs: Where are they now?". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). News Corp Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ "Premiership Records". NRL. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.