Ron Raper

Ron Raper
Personal information
Full name Ronald Paul Raper
Born 22 November 1945
Playing information
Position Lock Forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1966–72 Canterbury Bulldogs 128 27 36 10 177
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1973 Queensland 2 0 0 0 0

Ronald Paul 'Ron' Raper (born 1945) was an Australian rugby league player from the 1960s and 1970s.

The youngest brother of the legendary Johnny Raper, Ron Raper gave great service as a lock forward for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. He played seven seasons for Canterbury between 1966-1972 and played lock in the 1967 Grand Final. Raper played 128 games for Canterbury and scored over 170 points during his career. He moved to Queensland in 1973 and represented that state in two appearances in that year.[1]

References

  1. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)