Jimmy Clarken Explained

Jimmy Clarken
Birth Name:	James C. Clarken^[1]
Birth Date:	19 July 1876
Birth Place:	Thames, New Zealand
Death Place:	Sydney
Ru Position:	prop
Repyears1:	1905-10
Repteam1:	Wallabies
Repcaps1:	4
Reppoints1:	0

James C. Clarken (19 July 1876 – 31 July 1953) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

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]

See also

• 1912 Australia rugby union tour of Canada and the United States

Notes and References

1. Web site: Scrum.com player profile of Jimmy Clarken. Scrum.com. 12 July 2010.
2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article239177493 Australian Rugby Team (Touring America), 1912, The Daily Telegraph, (Wednesday, 18 September 1912), p. 15.
3. News: Coogee Surf Tragedy: Four Lives Lost . . XCI . 2569 . New South Wales, Australia . 1 February 1911 . 16 June 2022 . 24 . National Library of Australia.