1953
George Peponis, Greek-Australian rugby league player and physician
George Peponis, Greek-Australian rugby league player and physician
George Peponis, Greek-Australian rugby league player and physician
George Peponis
Australia international rugby league footballer
- Born
- 1953
George Peponis 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.