Playing career Bobby Wanbon




1 playing career

1.1 international honours
1.2 challenge cup final appearances
1.3 bbc2 floodlit trophy final appearances
1.4 player s no.6 trophy final appearances
1.5 captain morgan trophy final appearances
1.6 club career





playing career
international honours

wanbon won cap wales (ru) while @ aberavon in 1968 against england on saturday 20 january 1968, scoring try.


he 1 of 4 aberavon rfc players in welsh team day, others billy mainwaring, maxwell lloyd wiltshire, , paul james wheeler.


he won caps wales (rl) while @ warrington in 1975 rugby league world cup against england, australia, , new zealand.


challenge cup final appearances

bobby wanbon played right-prop, i.e. number 10, in warrington s 24-9 victory on featherstone rovers in 1974 challenge cup final during 1973–74 season @ wembley stadium, london on saturday 11 may 1974, in front of crowd of 77,400, , played right-prop in 7-14 defeat widnes in 1975 challenge cup final during 1974–75 season @ wembley stadium, london on saturday 10 may 1975, in front of crowd of 85,998.


bbc2 floodlit trophy final appearances

bobby wanbon did not play (dave wright or gilly wright played right-prop) in warrington s 0-0 draw salford in 1974 bbc2 floodlit trophy final during 1974–75 season @ willows, salford on tuesday 17 december 1974, , played right-prop, i.e. number 10, in 5-10 defeat salford in 1974 bbc2 floodlit trophy final replay during 1974–75 season @ wilderspool stadium, warrington on tuesday 28 january 1975.


player s no.6 trophy final appearances

bobby wanbon played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in warrington s 27-16 victory on rochdale hornets in 1973–74 player s no.6 trophy final during 1973–74 season @ central park, wigan on saturday 9 february 1974.


captain morgan trophy final appearances

bobby wanbon played left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in warrington s 4-0 victory on featherstone rovers in 1973–74 captain morgan trophy final during 1973–74 season @ willows, salford on saturday 26 january 1974, in front of crowd of 5,259.


club career

bobby wanbon signed st. helens (rl) aberavon (ru) nine-days after appearing wales (ru) against england (ru), signing-on fee of £4500 (based on increases in average earnings, approximately £124,400 in 2013).








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