Clyde Cant

Arthur Cyril Clyde Cant (23 February 1907 – 23 March 1957) was an Australian cross-code rugby footballer.

Clyde Cant

Full name	Arthur Cyril Clyde Cant
Date of birth	(1907-02-23)23 February 1907
Place of birth	Gundary, NSW, Australia
Date of death	23 March 1957(1957-03-23) (aged 50)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre three-quarter Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1927–28 New South Wales 2 (14)
Rugby league career
Playing information
Position	Centre / Fullback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1931–32 Western Suburbs 4 0 2 0 4 1935 Canterbury-Bankstown 3 0 0 0 0 Total 7 0 2 0 4

Biography

Hailing from Gundary, outside Goulburn, Cant was educated at Fort Street High School in Sydney, where he played rugby union for Manly while still a schoolboy.^[1] His preferred position in rugby union was centre three-quarter.^[2]

Cant switched to rugby league during the 1930s, playing for both Western Suburbs Magpies and Canterbury-Bankstown as a centre/fullback, with a stint in between as coach of Albury.^[3][4]

In addition to the rugby codes, Cant also captained Manly in Sydney first-grade cricket.^[5]