Jimmy Clark (rugby union)
| Birth name | James Goode Clark[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 September 1908[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mount Perry, Queensland[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 11 April 1979 (aged 70)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Gregory Terrace[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jimmy Clark (9 September 1908 – 11 April 1979) was an Australian
Queensland state team from 1930 being the period of the revival of the code in Queensland, following its dormancy since World War I
.
Rugby career
Clark was born in
Bundaberg, Queensland[1] and attended St Joseph's College, Gregory Terrace
.
He made his state representative debut for
Australian Rugby Union. Accordingly, Clark posthumously earned the honour of being a Wallaby Test captain. His brother Phil Clark was also on that tour.[2]
In 1932 he played in two domestic Test matches when
New Zealand
toured Australia. The following year he was selected for the first-ever Wallaby tour of South Africa. He played in one Test on tour and in eight other minor matches with injury restricting his game time on the tour.
References
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Howell, Max (2005) Born to Lead - Wallaby Test Captains, Celebrity Books, Auckland NZ