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{{Short description|Former Australia international rugby league footballer}} |
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|name = Arthur Clues |
|name = Arthur Clues |
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|caption = {{small|Clues at [[Western Suburbs Magpies|Wests]]}} |
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|birth_date = {{birth date|1924|5|2|df=y}}<ref name="hadfield">{{cite web|last=Hadfield|first=Dave|title=Obituary: Arthur Clues|url= |
|birth_date = {{birth date|1924|5|2|df=y}}<ref name="hadfield">{{cite web|last=Hadfield|first=Dave|title=Obituary: Arthur Clues|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-arthur-clues-1176980.html|work=The Independent|accessdate=22 January 2014|date=9 October 1998}}</ref> |
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|birth_place = [[Liverpool, New South Wales|Liverpool]], [[New South Wales]], Australia |
|birth_place = [[Liverpool, New South Wales|Liverpool]], [[New South Wales]], Australia |
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|death_date = {{death date and age|1998|10|3|1924|5|2|df=y}}<ref name="hadfield" /> |
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|position = {{Rlp|SR}} |
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|club1 = [[Western Suburbs Magpies| |
|club1 = [[Western Suburbs Magpies|Western Suburbs]] |
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|teamA = [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] |
|teamA = [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] |
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⚫ | '''Arthur Clues''' (2 May 1924 – 3 October 1998) was an Australian professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative second-row forward, he played his club football in Sydney for the Western Suburbs club before moving to England to play for Leeds ([[List of Leeds Rhinos players|Heritage No. 847]]) and Hunslet. Clues has been named amongst the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century.<ref>[http://www.livenews.com.au/Articles/2008/02/22/Controversy_reigns_as_NRL_releases_top_100_players Century's Top 100 Players] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080225164807/http://www.livenews.com.au/Articles/2008/02/22/Controversy_reigns_as_NRL_releases_top_100_players|date=25 February 2008}}</ref> |
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== Playing career == |
== Playing career == |
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===Australia=== |
===Australia=== |
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Clues played [[Rugby union]] for Parramatta at the age of seventeen before moving to rugby league and he was also a capable first-grade [[cricket]]er. He has the distinction of scoring a try and a [[Century (cricket)|century]] at both [[Headingley Stadium|Headingley]] and the [[Sydney Cricket Ground]]. |
Clues played [[Rugby union]] for Parramatta at the age of seventeen before moving to rugby league and he was also a capable first-grade [[cricket]]er. He has the distinction of scoring a try and a [[Century (cricket)|century]] at both [[Headingley Stadium|Headingley]], and the [[Sydney Cricket Ground]]. |
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Clues joined Wests in 1943 and quickly established himself as a constructive and creative second-rower. By 1946 he was representing at an international level for the Australians against the touring [[Great Britain national rugby league team|British Lions]]. He played in all three Tests. Clues is listed on the Australian Players Register as kangaroo No.'''220'''.<ref>ARL Annual Report 2005, page 53</ref> |
Clues joined Wests in 1943 and quickly established himself as a constructive and creative second-rower. By 1946 he was representing at an international level for the Australians against the touring [[Great Britain national rugby league team|British Lions]]. He played in all three Tests. Clues is listed on the Australian Players Register as kangaroo No.'''220'''.<ref>ARL Annual Report 2005, page 53</ref> |
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===England=== |
===England=== |
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Lured by the offer of a lucrative contract with [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]], Clues was the first Australian to join an English club after [[World War II]]. Clues played 238 first-class games for Leeds but a dispute with Leeds' management in 1954 ended his career at the club. He played for the [[British Empire XIII rugby league team|British Empire XIII]] versus [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] on Wednesday 23 |
Lured by the offer of a lucrative contract with [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]], Clues was the first Australian to join an English club after [[World War II]]. Clues played 238 first-class games for Leeds but a dispute with Leeds' management in 1954 ended his career at the club. He played for the [[British Empire XIII rugby league team|British Empire XIII]] versus [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] on Wednesday 23 January 1952 at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]]. |
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Harry Hornby, the |
Harry Hornby, the chairman, and financial power behind [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]] in the 1940s paid a record fee for [[Frank Whitcombe]]. Frank was a hard player during an era when the game was at its toughest. His rivalry with Arthur Clues who played for [[Leeds Rhinos|Leeds]] was legendary. Their confrontations on the field during the [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]] v Leeds local derby games are part of Rugby League [[Folklore]]. |
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[[Trevor Foster]], {{post-nominals|MBE}}, recalled an incident during one of these games in the late 1940s when Clues kicked out violently at [[Bradford Bulls|Bradford Northern]] scrum half back Gwylfa Jones. Immediately Frank stood up from the scrum and confronted his reckless action. He ran towards Arthur with both fists clenched Whitcombe drove the full force of his 18 stone frame in to Arthur Clues' chest and pole axed him. Clues could not get his breath and for ten minutes received emergency medical attention in front of the 17,000 [[Odsal Stadium|Odsal]] crowd. The referee sent Frank off for his actions while Arthur Clues was carried off on a stretcher and also sent off. In time honoured tradition the two men shook hands after the game to show their mutual respect for each other. |
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Frank Whitcombe and Arthur Clues became great friends when their playing days were over. They used to spend a lot of time in Whitcombe's [[Public House]] "The Kings Head" in [[Bradford]]. Needless to say there were no problems. |
Frank Whitcombe and Arthur Clues became great friends when their playing days were over. They used to spend a lot of time in Whitcombe's [[Public House]] "The Kings Head" in [[Bradford]]. Needless to say there were no problems. |
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== Accolades == |
== Accolades == |
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In September 2004 Clues was named in the second row of the Western Suburbs Magpies team of the century.<ref>{{cite web |
In September 2004 Clues was named in the second row of the Western Suburbs Magpies team of the century.<ref>{{cite web |
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celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|website=[[National Rugby League|NRL]] & [[Australian Rugby League|ARL]]|title=Centenary of Rugby League – The Players| url=http://www.centenaryofrugbyleague.com.au/site/the-players.aspx?cat=3&list=true| archive-url=https://archive.today/20080226180521/http://www.centenaryofrugbyleague.com.au/site/the-players.aspx?cat=3&list=true| url-status=dead| archive-date=2008-02-26|accessdate=2008-02-23|date=2008-02-23}}</ref> |
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celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=''[[National Rugby League|NRL]] & [[Australian Rugby |
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==References== |
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==Sources== |
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* {{cite book| author=Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson|title=The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players|year=2007 |
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|publisher=Gary Allen Pty Ltd|location= [[Wetherill Park, New South Wales]]|isbn=978-1-877082-93-1|pages=92}} |
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* {{cite book| author=Malcolm Andrews|title=ABC of Rugby League|year=1992 |
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|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] Enterprises|location= [[Sydney]], New South Wales |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.hunslet.org.uk/019d8595350ad260d/019d8595350adc619/019d8595360973813/index.htm Arthur Clues at hunslet.org.uk] |
*(archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20081120163815/http://www.hunslet.org.uk/019d8595350ad260d/019d8595350adc619/019d8595360973813/index.htm Arthur Clues at hunslet.org.uk] |
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*[http://leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk/leedsrhinos/pastplayers/squad-page.asp?ID=141 Profile at leedsrugby] |
*(archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20081117202756/http://leedsrugby.dnsupdate.co.uk/leedsrhinos/pastplayers/squad-page.asp?ID=141 Profile at leedsrugby] |
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*(archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20100114185150/http://totalrl.com/features/content.php?feat_id=273&featcat_id=32 France defeated in ‘Battle of the Boulevard’] |
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*(archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20100114185025/http://totalrl.com/features/content.php?feat_id=279&featcat_id=32 Floodlit feast at Odsal] |
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{{Western Suburbs Magpies Team of the Century}} |
{{Western Suburbs Magpies Team of the Century}} |
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{{Leeds Rhinos Millennium Greats}} |
{{Leeds Rhinos Millennium Greats}} |
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| NAME = Clues, Arthur |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Australian rugby league player |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1924 |
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Full name | Arthur Clues | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia | 2 May 1924||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 3 October 1998[1] Leeds, West Yorkshire, England | (aged 74)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arthur Clues (2 May 1924 – 3 October 1998) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative second-row forward, he played his club football in Sydney for the Western Suburbs club before moving to England to play for Leeds (Heritage No. 847) and Hunslet. Clues has been named amongst the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century.[2]
Playing career
[edit]Australien
[edit]Clues played Rugby union for Parramatta at the age of seventeen before moving to rugby league and he was also a capable first-grade cricketer. He has the distinction of scoring a try and a century at both Headingley, and the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Clues joined Wests in 1943 and quickly established himself as a constructive and creative second-rower. By 1946 he was representing at an international level for the Australians against the touring British Lions. He played in all three Tests. Clues is listed on the Australian Players Register as kangaroo No.220.[3]
England
[edit]Lured by the offer of a lucrative contract with Leeds, Clues was the first Australian to join an English club after World War II. Clues played 238 first-class games for Leeds but a dispute with Leeds' management in 1954 ended his career at the club. He played for the British Empire XIII versus New Zealand on Wednesday 23 January 1952 at Stamford Bridge.
Harry Hornby, the chairman, and financial power behind Bradford Northern in the 1940s paid a record fee for Frank Whitcombe. Frank was a hard player during an era when the game was at its toughest. His rivalry with Arthur Clues who played for Leeds was legendary. Their confrontations on the field during the Bradford Northern v Leeds local derby games are part of Rugby League Folklore.
Trevor Foster, MBE, recalled an incident during one of these games in the late 1940s when Clues kicked out violently at Bradford Northern scrum half back Gwylfa Jones. Immediately Frank stood up from the scrum and confronted his reckless action. He ran towards Arthur with both fists clenched Whitcombe drove the full force of his 18 stone frame in to Arthur Clues' chest and pole axed him. Clues could not get his breath and for ten minutes received emergency medical attention in front of the 17,000 Odsal crowd. The referee sent Frank off for his actions while Arthur Clues was carried off on a stretcher and also sent off. In time honoured tradition the two men shook hands after the game to show their mutual respect for each other.
Frank Whitcombe and Arthur Clues became great friends when their playing days were over. They used to spend a lot of time in Whitcombe's Public House "The Kings Head" in Bradford. Needless to say there were no problems.
Clues moved on to Hunslet where he played a further three seasons before retiring in 1957. Unable to represent Australia while playing in England, Clues was selected to represent Other Nationalities on fourteen occasions between 1949 and 1955.
Clues did not return to Australia at the end of his playing career, instead he chose to stay in Leeds and open a sports store. He died in 1998.
Accolades
[edit]In September 2004 Clues was named in the second row of the Western Suburbs Magpies team of the century.[4] In February 2008, he was named in the list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players (1908–2007) which was commissioned by the NRL, and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hadfield, Dave (9 October 1998). "Obituary: Arthur Clues". The Independent. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ Century's Top 100 Players Archived 25 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ARL Annual Report 2005, page 53
- ^ westsmagpies.net (2008). "Western Suburbs Team of the Century". Wests Archives. Western Suburbs Magpies R.L.F.C. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
- ^ "Centenary of Rugby League – The Players". NRL & ARL. 23 February 2008. Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
Sources
[edit]- Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.
- Malcolm Andrews (1992). ABC of Rugby League. Sydney, New South Wales: Australian Broadcasting Corporation Enterprises. p. 86. ISBN 0-7333-0176-2.
External links
[edit]- (archived by web.archive.org) Arthur Clues at hunslet.org.uk
- (archived by web.archive.org) Profile at leedsrugby
- (archived by web.archive.org) France defeated in ‘Battle of the Boulevard’
- (archived by web.archive.org) Floodlit feast at Odsal
- 1924 births
- 1998 deaths
- Australia national rugby league team players
- Australian rugby league players
- British Empire rugby league team players
- City New South Wales rugby league team players
- Hunslet F.C. (1883) players
- Leeds Rhinos players
- Australian expatriate rugby league players in England
- New South Wales rugby league team players
- Other Nationalities rugby league team captains
- Other Nationalities rugby league team players
- Rugby league players from Sydney
- Rugby league second-rows
- Western Suburbs Magpies players