Maurice Bonaventura Explained

Maurice Bonaventura
Full Name:Maurice Sydney Bonaventura
Birth Date:28 April 1902
Birth Place:Rochford, Essex, England
Death Place:Lewes, East Sussex, England
School:Cranleigh School
Position:Forward
Repyears1:1931
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

Maurice Sydney Bonaventura (28 April 1902 – 14 July 1992) was an English international rugby union player.[1]

Bonaventura was born in Rochford, Essex, and educated at Cranleigh School.[2]

A forward, Bonaventura played for Blackheath and was capped for England in a 1931 Five Nations match against Wales at Twickenham, forming a front row with Henry Rew and his captain Sam Tucker.[3]

Bonaventura was involved in the oil industry in Singapore.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Wanderers' Player In English Trial . Reading Standard . 13 December 1930.
  2. News: Blackheath Losses . . 4 February 1927.
  3. News: Thrilling Finish to Exiting Game . Exeter and Plymouth Gazette . 19 January 1931.