Joseph Bonnar
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Joseph "Joe" Bonnar is an English
former professional rugby league
footballer of the 1960s and '70s who at club level played for Whitehaven
, Wakefield Trinity
, and Halifax
, playing at , i.e. number 7.
Joe is originally from Cumbria and moved to the area when Wakefield Trinity bought him from Whitehaven for the princely sum of £3,250. The nippy scrum-half finished his career at Halifax aged 29 and worked as a miner and a tradesman before settling on the licensed trade. Joe and Carol moved to Ullswater Road, Dewsbury, close to Hanging Heaton Golf Club, where Joe is a member.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
former professional rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer of the 1960s and '70s who at club level played for Whitehaven
Whitehaven RLFC
Whitehaven RLFC is a rugby league club playing in Whitehaven in West Cumbria. They play in Co-operative Championship. Their stadium is called the Recreation Ground...
, Wakefield Trinity
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
, and Halifax
Halifax RLFC
Halifax RLFC is one of the most historic rugby league clubs in the game, formed over a century ago, in 1873 in the Yorkshire town of Halifax. Known as 'Fax', the official club colours are blue and white hoops, blue shorts and blue socks . They share The Shay stadium with football club FC Halifax Town...
, playing at , i.e. number 7.
Outside of Rugby League
Joe Bonnar, a well-known Dewsbury landlord pulled his final pint on 29 January 29 2007, as he retired after 18 years at the same pub. The former professional rugby league player left The George Hotel in Moor End Lane in Dewsbury Moor to care for his wife Carol, who had suffered a stroke. Regulars at The George Hotel organised a leaving do for the popular couple, who took on the pub in January 1989 and made it a focal point of the community. Joe and Carol helped to raise more than £30,000 for various charities over the years and handed over a cheque for over £2,000 to The Diabetes Appeal at Dewsbury District Hospital before they left The George Hotel.Joe is originally from Cumbria and moved to the area when Wakefield Trinity bought him from Whitehaven for the princely sum of £3,250. The nippy scrum-half finished his career at Halifax aged 29 and worked as a miner and a tradesman before settling on the licensed trade. Joe and Carol moved to Ullswater Road, Dewsbury, close to Hanging Heaton Golf Club, where Joe is a member.