Bernard Fanning (rugby union)

Bernard John Fanning (11 November 1874 — 9 July 1946) was a New Zealand rugby union international.

Biography
Fanning, born in Christchurch, was a blacksmith by profession and spent his rugby career with local club Linwood. Other than one season at Wellington, he played his provincial rugby with Canterbury, making 56 representative appearances.

A lock, Fanning toured Australia in 1903 with the All Blacks, playing a match in Sydney which is considered the first Test between the Trans-Tasman teams. He was capped a second time the following year in Wellington, against the touring Great British team, then in 1905 gained a place on the tour of Britain and France, but declared himself unavailable.

Fanning's younger brother Alfred was later capped for the All Blacks, as well as his nephew Lou Petersen.