Clarence Stevenson (1910โ1984) 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]
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Full name | Clarence Victor Stevenson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia | 4 December 1910||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 28 May 1984 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 73)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Hooker, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editStevenson was born in Sydney on 4 December 1910.
Playing career
editA 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 hooker 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]
References
edit- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Statistics at afltables.com". afltables.com. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ Whiticker, Alan. "Clarrie Stevenson". rugbyleagueproject.org. Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 30/5/1984