Clyde Cant
| Full name | Arthur Cyril Clyde Cant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 February 1907 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gundary, NSW, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 23 March 1957 (aged 50) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre / Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arthur Cyril Clyde Cant (23 February 1907 – 23 March 1957) was an Australian cross-code rugby footballer.
Biography
[edit]Hailing from Gundary, outside Goulburn, Cant was educated at Fort Street High School in Sydney, where he played rugby union for Manly while still a schoolboy.[1] His preferred position in rugby union was centre three-quarter.[2]
Cant switched to rugby league during the 1930s, playing for both Western Suburbs Magpies and Canterbury-Bankstown as a centre/fullback, with a stint in between as coach of Albury.[3][4]
In addition to the rugby codes, Cant also captained Manly in Sydney first-grade cricket.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Personal Notes". The Daily Telegraph. 26 August 1926.
- ^ "Manly's Centre Fails in Combination". The Daily Telegraph. 25 July 1928. p. 30 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Played League". The Sun. 15 August 1931. p. 6 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "New Coach for Albury". Border Morning Mail. 11 August 1934. p. 6 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Honors Scheme in League". The Sun. 5 May 1943. p. 6 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
[edit]- Clyde Cant at Rugby League Project
Categories:
- 1907 births
- 1957 deaths
- Australian rugby league players
- Australian rugby union players
- Footballers who switched code
- New South Wales rugby union team players
- Western Suburbs Magpies players
- Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players
- Manly RUFC players
- Rugby union centres
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby union players from New South Wales
- Rugby league players from New South Wales
- People educated at Fort Street High School