Ray Lancelot Clarke (7 July 1908 — 3 June 1972) was a New Zealand rugby union international.[1]
| Full name | Ray Lancelot Clarke | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 July 1908 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Warea, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 3 June 1972 (aged 63) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | New Plymouth, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Okaiawa School | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Clarke was born in Warea and educated at Okaiawa School.[2]
A sturdy lock, Clarke made his Taranaki debut aged 21 in 1929 and was capped twice by the All Blacks. He played the 2nd and 3rd Tests of the 1932 tour of Australia, replacing injured lock Dick Steere. The 1935 New Zealand Rugby Almanack named Clarke one of the "Five Players of 1934" and he was considered unfortunate to not gain further international selection.[2][3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Fine Taranaki Forward". Lake Wakatip Mail. 5 July 1938. p. 7.
- ^ a b "Ray Clarke #390". stats.allblacks.com.
- ^ "The Knock-On Rule". Taranaki Daily News. 28 June 1935. p. 10.
External links
edit- Ray Clarke at ESPNscrum