Frank Bunce
| Full name | Frank Eneri Bunce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 February 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Mangere College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand No. | 915 | ||
| Provincial / State sides | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1986–1990 1991–1998 |
Auckland North Harbour |
() | |
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1996–1998 | Chiefs | () | |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1991 1992–1997 |
Western Samoa New Zealand |
4 55 |
(4 96) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Comps | |
| 1993 | New Zealand | ||
Frank Eneri Bunce (born 4 February 1962) is a retired New Zealand rugby union player and current coach. He played international rugby for both Western Samoa and New Zealand in the 1990s, appearing in the 1991 and 1995 World Cups. He played in four international matches for Samoa and 55 for New Zealand (the All Blacks).
Bunce was born in Auckland, New Zealand and attended Mangere College. He has two daughters, Samantha and Victoria, and three sons, Chance, Jordan and Joshua. He is the great nephew of Sir Robert Rex, the premier of Niue, and a direct descendent of King George III.
He wrote an autobiography, Frank Confessions, published in 1998, and contributed to the book Rugby Skills, Tactics and Rules with Tony Williams, published in 2008.
Bunce began his representative career at the Manukau club, and progressed to Auckland B in 1984 and then Auckland in 1986, the same year he was selected for the North Island team. He remained with Auckland until 1990, not usually a first choice player, although he did play in the trial for the All Blacks in 1988. In 1991 he moved to North Harbour.
Though mainly of Niuean descent, he was selected to play for Western Samoa, receiving international attention at the 1991 World Cup where the Samoan team reached the quarter-finals. These performances brought him to the attention of New Zealand coach Laurie Mains who selected him to play for the All Blacks in 1992.
...
Wikipedia