Clarrie Stevenson Explained

Clarrie Stevenson
Fullname:Clarence Victor Stevenson
Birth Date:4 December 1910
Birth Place:Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia
Death Place:Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
Retired:yes
Club1:Newtown
Year1start:1932
Year1end:35
Appearances1:34
Tries1:2
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:6
Teama:NSW City
Yearastart:1933
Yearaend:34
Appearancesa:2
Triesa:0
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:0
Source:[1] [2]

Clarence Stevenson (1910 - 1984) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. A forward for the Newtown club, he helped them win the 1933 NSWRFL Premiership.[1] [2]

Background

Stevenson was born in Sydney on 4 December 1910.

Playing career

A local junior, he played for Newtown in the 1930s. Stevenson played for City in the hooking role in 1933.[3] He won a premiership with Newtown later that year when he played in the 1933 Grand Final.

Stevenson played in the grand final as a replacement for Arthur Folwell, who had since departed on the 1933-34 Kangaroo tour. Stevenson retired after the conclusion of the 1935 NSWRFL season.[4] Clarrie Stevenson died in Sydney on 28 May 1984 aged 73.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. 1 January 2019.
  2. Web site: Statistics at afltables.com. afltables.com. 31 December 2018. 1 January 2019.
  3. Web site: Whiticker. Alan. Clarrie Stevenson. rugbyleagueproject.org. Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates. 23 February 2018.
  4. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995
  5. Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 30/5/1984