Allan Clarke (rugby union)

Allan James Clarke (21 February 1913 – 25 September 1975) was an English international rugby union player.^[1]

Allan Clarke

Full name	Allan James Clarke
Date of birth	(1913-02-21)21 February 1913
Place of birth	Coventry, England
Date of death	25 September 1975(1975-09-25) (aged 62)
Place of death	Coventry, England
School	South Street School
Occupation(s)	Publican
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1935–36 England 6 (0)

Biography

Born and raised in Coventry, Clarke was educated at South Street School, noted for producing several other England players of the 1930s. Jimmy Giles attended the school, as did the Wheatley brothers, Arthur and Harold.^[2]

Clarke, a giant Coventry second-rower, gained six England caps across the 1935 and 1936 Home Nations. He was a Warwickshire representative player and gained Barbarians selection in 1935, but injury prevented him from touring.^[3]

Post rugby, Clarke managed the Maudslay Hotel on Allesley Old Road in Coventry.^[4]

See also

• List of England national rugby union players