Jimmy Clarken
James C. Clarken (19 July 1876 – 31 July 1953) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.
| Birth name | James C. Clarken[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 July 1876[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Thames, New Zealand[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 31 July 1953 (aged 77)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Sydney | ||||||||||||||||
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Clarken, a prop, was born in Thames, New Zealand and claimed a total of 4 international rugby caps for Australia[2] His debut game was against New Zealand, at Dunedin, on 2 September 1905.
Clarken and Harald Baker (brother of R. L. "Snowy" Baker) are remembered for their heroic rescues in the Coogee surf disaster of 28 January 1911.[3]
References
- "Scrum.com player profile of Jimmy Clarken". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
- Australian Rugby Team (Touring America), 1912, The Daily Telegraph, (Wednesday, 18 September 1912), p. 15.
- "Coogee Surf Tragedy: Four Lives Lost". The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. Vol. XCI, no. 2569. New South Wales, Australia. 1 February 1911. p. 24. Retrieved 16 June 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
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