George Peponis

George Peponis

Personal information
Full name	Georgios Peponis
Born	(1953-09-03) 3 September 1953 (age 70) Tripoli, Greece
Playing information
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	80 kg (12 st 8 lb)
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1974–82 Canterbury-Bankstown 132 27 0 0 81 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1976–80 New South Wales 8 3 0 0 9 1978–80 Australia 8 2 0 0 8 1977–80 NSW City 3 0 0 0 0
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George Peponis (born Georgios Peponis Greek: Γιώργος Πεπόνης; on 3 September 1953) is a Greek Australian company director and former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. An Australia national and New South Wales state representative hooker, he played in the NSWRFL Premiership for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, with whom he won the 1980 Grand Final. He also captained the Bulldogs and New South Wales, and played in eight Test matches for Australia between 1978 and 1980, captaining the side on five consecutive occasions between 1979 and 1980.