| Bernard Fanning | |
| Full Name: | Bernard John Fanning |
| Birth Date: | 11 November 1874 |
| Birth Place: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Death Place: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Weight: | 90 kg |
| School: | Marist Brothers, Christchurch |
| Position: | Lock |
| Repyears1: | 1903–04 |
| Repcaps1: | 2 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
Bernard John Fanning (11 November 1874 — 9 July 1946) was a New Zealand rugby union international.[1]
Fanning, born in Christchurch, was a blacksmith by profession and spent his rugby career with local club Linwood. Other than one season at Wellington, he played his provincial rugby with Canterbury, making 56 representative appearances.[2]
A lock, Fanning toured Australia in 1903 with the All Blacks, playing a match in Sydney which is considered the first Test between the Trans-Tasman teams. He was capped a second time the following year in Wellington, against the touring Great British team, then in 1905 gained a place on the tour of Britain and France, but declared himself unavailable.[2] [3]
Fanning's younger brother Alfred was later capped for the All Blacks, as well as his nephew Lou Petersen.[3]