Arthur Clues
Personal information
Born	1924
Died	1998
Playing information
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1943–46	Wests	50				55
1947–54	Leeds	238
1954–57	Hunslet	83
	Total	371	0	0	0	55
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1945–46	New South Wales	7				3
1946	Australia	3				0
1949–55	Other Nationalities	14				14

Arthur Clues (1924–1998) was an Australian professional rugby league player for Wests, New South Wales, and Australia. He primarily played in the second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12. He has been named amongst the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century.^[1]

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Playing career 1.2 Accolades 2 References 3 Sources 4 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Playing career

Clues played Rugby union for Parramatta at the age of seventeen before moving to rugby league and he was also a capable first-grade cricketer. He has the distinction of scoring a try and a century at both Headingley and the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Clues joined Wests in 1943 and quickly established himself as a constructive and creative second-rower. By 1946 he was representing at an international level for the Australians against the touring British Lions. He played in all three Tests. Lured by the offer of a lucrative contract with Leeds, Clues was the first Australian to join an English club after World War II. Clues played 238 first-class games for Leeds but a dispute with Leeds' management in 1954 ended his career at the club. Clues moved on to Hunslet where he played a further three seasons before retiring in 1957.

Unable to represent Australia while playing in England, Clues was selected to represent Other Nationalities on fourteen occasions between 1949 and 1955.

He played for the British Empire XIII versus New Zealand on Wednesday 23/1/1952 at Stamford Bridge.

Clues did not return to Australia at the end of his playing career, instead he chose to stay in Leeds and open a sports store. He died in 1998.

[edit] Accolades

In September 2004 Clues was named in the second row of the Western Suburbs Magpies team of the century.^[2] In February 2008, he was named in the list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players (1908–2007) which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia.^[3]

[edit] References

[edit] Sources

• Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. pp. page 92. ISBN 9781877082931. 
• Malcolm Andrews (1992). ABC of Rugby League. Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Enterprises. pp. page 86. ISBN 0733301762. 

[edit] External links

• Arthur Clues at hunslet.org.uk
• Profile at leedsrugby
• France defeated in 'Battle of the Boulevard'
• Floodlit feast at Odsal