Jimmy Clarken
Birth nameJames C. Clarken[1]
Date of birth(1876-07-19)19 July 1876[1]
Place of birthThames, New Zealand[1]
Date of death31 July 1953(1953-07-31) (aged 77)[1]
Place of deathSydney
Rugby union career
Position(s) prop[1]
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1905-10[1] Wallabies 4[1] (0[1])

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Scrum.com player profile of Jimmy Clarken". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. Australian Rugby Team (Touring America), 1912, The Daily Telegraph, (Wednesday, 18 September 1912), p. 15.
  3. "Coogee Surf Tragedy: Four Lives Lost". The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. Vol. XCI, no. 2569. New South Wales, Australia. 1 February 1911. p. 24. Retrieved 16 June 2022 via National Library of Australia.


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