Bill Delamare

Bill Delamare is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played for Manly-Warringah in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.

Bill Delamare

Personal information
Full name	William Delamare
Born	1935 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1957–64 Manly-Warringah 120 6 0 0 18 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1960 Australia 2 1 0 0 3 1959–60 New South Wales 3 0 0 0 0
As of 3 April 2019 Source: [1]

Background

Delamare played junior rugby league for Newport before being graded by Manly.

Playing career

Delamare made his first grade debut for Manly-Warringah in 1957. Delamare played in one of Manly's finals games against St George as they were defeated 21-7. Manly would go on to reach their second grand final against St George. Delamare was not selected to play in the match as St George outclassed Manly to win 31-9. In 1958, Manly made the finals again but failed to reach the grand final.

In 1959, Manly reached their third grand final and once again the opponents were St George. Delamare played at prop in the grand final as St George kept Manly scoreless winning their 4th straight premiership 20-0. Delamare also received his first representative call up in 1959 being chosen to play for New South Wales.

In 1960, Delamare was selected to play for Australia and featured in 2 games against Italy. Delamare retired at the end of the 1964 season.[2][3][4][5]

References

1. "Bill Delamare - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
2. "Bill Delamare".
3. "Stats: Things you didn't know about NRL grand finals over 104 years of rugby league history". www.foxsports.com.au.
4. "Dragons Win 1957 Premiership!". www.dragons.com.au.
5. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN 1875169571