Clive Ulyate

Clive Anthony Ulyate (11 December 1933 – 18 March 2018) was a South African sportsman who played international rugby union for South Africa. He also played first-class cricket, provincial hockey and provincial squash.^[1][2]

Clive Ulyate

Ulyate in New Zealand in 1956
Birth name	Clive Anthony Ulyate
Date of birth	11 December 1933
Place of birth	Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Date of death	18 March 2018(2018-03-18) (aged 84)
Place of death	Virginia, Free State
School	Hilton College
University	University of the Witwatersrand
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1953–1957 Transvaal () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1955–56 South Africa 7 (6)

Rugby union career

Ulyate, a fly-half, played his early rugby at Hilton College, before moving on to the University of Witwatersrand RFC. He would later play provincially for Transvaal. He was capped four times for South Africa during the British Lions tour of South Africa in 1955. In the Test in Port Elizabeth, which the Springboks won, Ulyate scored a try and kicked a drop goal. He played three further Tests for South Africa, in their 1956 tour of New Zealand.^[3]

Test history

No.	Opponents	Results (SA 1st)	Position	Points	Dates	Venue
1.	British Lions	25–9	Flyhalf		6 Aug 1955	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
2.	British Lions	6–9	Flyhalf		20 Aug 1955	Newlands, Cape Town
3.	British Lions	22–8	Flyhalf		3 Sep 1955	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
4.	British Lions	22–8	Flyhalf	6 (1 try, 1 dg)	24 Sep 1955	Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth
5.	New Zealand	6–10	Flyhalf		14 Jul 1956	Carisbrook, Dunedin
6.	New Zealand	8–3	Flyhalf		4 Aug 1956	Athletic Park, Wellington
7.	New Zealand	10–17	Flyhalf		18 Aug 1956	Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Legend: try (3 pts); pen = penalty (3 pts.); conv = conversion (2 pts.), dg = dropgoal (3 pts.).

Cricket career

He was an all-rounder on the cricket field and played four first-class matches.^[4] His first appearance was in the 1955/56 Currie Cup season, playing for Transvaal against Natal. He had minimal impact on the match but did claim the wicket of Test opener Trevor Goddard. It was until 1964, with Eastern Province, that he played another first-class match. He played once for Eastern Province in 1964/65 and then appeared twice for them in the 1965/66 Currie Cup. His best performance came in the 1964/65 fixture, which was against North Eastern Transvaal. He scored the only half-century of his career, 55, in the first innings and then took 3/58.^[5]

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 315