Johnny Bentley
| Full name | Johnny Bentley | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 July 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Upper Hutt, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (12 st 4 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fly-half | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| Hutt Old Boys Marist RFC | |||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2009–2013 2013– |
Cornish Pirates Gloucester Rugby |
57 | (292) |
Johnny Bentley (born 1 July 1986) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays at fly-half for Gloucester Rugby
Club Career
Johnny Bentley original club was Hutt Old Boys Marist RFC in New Zealand, where as a Wellington Academy member he played for Wellington U21s and the Wellington XV. In 2007 he was the WRFU Club's 'Rugby Player of the Year'.
After playing for Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars, in Japan, he signed for the Cornish Pirates in the RFU Championship for the 2009–10 season.[1] He made a total of 57 appearances with the Pirates where he helped them to win the British and Irish Cup in 2010. Unfortunately, he suffered an achilles tear following abductor muscle trouble and did not play for seventeen months returning for the Pirates during the 2012–13 season.[2]
On 19 June 2013, it was announced that Bentley would join Gloucester Rugby in the Aviva Premiership on a one-year contract for the 2013–14 season.[3]
References
- ↑ "Jonny Bentley sign for Cornish Pirates". Cornish Pirates. 27 March 2009.
- ↑ http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/Gloucester-Rugby-Jonny-Bentley-injury-woes/story-19337467-detail/story.html#axzz2b5cOUS00
- ↑ "Gloucester sign fly-half Johnny Bentley from Cornish Pirates". BBC Sport. 19 June 2013.
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