John Clarke (rugby league)
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John Clarke was a rugby league
player in the Australia
n competition the New South Wales Rugby League
(NSWRL).
Clarke played in 68 matches for the Eastern Suburbs
club in the years (1932-36, 1938 and 1940-42) seasons. A Hard working forward
, Clarke was a member of Eastern Suburbs side that defeated Canterbury Bankstown in the 1940 premiership decider.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player in the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n competition the New South Wales Rugby League
New South Wales Rugby League
The New South Wales Rugby League is the governing body of rugby league in New South Wales and is a member of the Australian Rugby League. It was formed in Sydney on 8 August 1907 and was known as the New South Wales Rugby Football League until 1984 when forward thinking marketing managers decided...
(NSWRL).
Clarke played in 68 matches for the Eastern Suburbs
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
club in the years (1932-36, 1938 and 1940-42) seasons. A Hard working forward
Rugby league positions
A rugby league football team consists of thirteen players on the field, with four substitutes on the bench. Players are divided into two general categories: "forwards" and "backs"....
, Clarke was a member of Eastern Suburbs side that defeated Canterbury Bankstown in the 1940 premiership decider.