Clarrie Horder
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Full name | Clarence Horder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 27 August 1890|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 6 June 1960 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 69)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Clarence 'Clarrie' Horder (1890–1960) was an Australian pioneer rugby league player who played in the 1910s and 1920s.
Background
[edit]Horder was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, to parents Charles and Ellen Horder on 27 August 1890.
Playing career
[edit]The older brother of South Sydney and North Sydney legend Harold Horder, Horder was also a handy rugby league player for South Sydney, playing eight seasons with them between 1913 and 1921. Known by the nickname of 'Spot', Horder also played representative rugby league for New South Wales in 1919 and for Queensland in 1922.
Horder scored 41 tries and 14 goals (total 151 points) for South Sydney during his career. In 1922 he became captain-coach of an Ipswich team before retiring from the game and returning to Sydney.[2][3]
Death
[edit]Horder died on 6 June 1960 at St. George Hospital, aged 69. He was cremated at Woronora Crematorium, Sutherland.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Clarrie Horder - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
- ^ "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report - Clarrie Horder". www.ssralmanac.com.
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 07/06/1960