Allan Clarke (rugby union) explained

Allan Clarke
Full Name:Allan James Clarke
Birth Date:21 February 1913
Birth Place:Coventry, England
Death Place:Coventry, England
Occupation:Publican
School:South Street School
Position:Lock
Repyears1:1935–36
Repcaps1:6
Reppoints1:0

Allan James Clarke (21 February 1913 – 25 September 1975) was an English international rugby union player.[1]

Biography

Born and raised in Coventry, Clarke was educated at South Street School, noted for producing several other England players of the 1930s. Jimmy Giles attended the school, as did the Wheatley brothers, Arthur and Harold.[2]

Clarke, a giant Coventry second-rower, gained six England caps across the 1935 and 1936 Home Nations. He was a Warwickshire representative player and gained Barbarians selection in 1935, but injury prevented him from touring.[3]

Post rugby, Clarke managed the Maudslay Hotel on Allesley Old Road in Coventry.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Alan Clarke's Success In His First International . . 25 January 1935.
  2. News: Proud Coventry School . Evening Despatch . 12 January 1935.
  3. News: Coventry's Store of "Caps" . . 19 March 1938.
  4. News: Pub That was Built on a Horse & Cart . Coventry Standard . 15 December 1961.