Clyde Cant

Clyde Cant
Full nameArthur Cyril Clyde Cant
Date of birth(1907-02-23)23 February 1907
Place of birthGundary, NSW, Australia
Date of death23 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
PositionCentre / 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

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

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]

References

  1. ^ "Personal Notes". The Daily Telegraph. 26 August 1926.
  2. ^ "Manly's Centre Fails in Combination". The Daily Telegraph. 25 July 1928. p. 30 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Played League". The Sun. 15 August 1931. p. 6 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "New Coach for Albury". Border Morning Mail. 11 August 1934. p. 6 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Honors Scheme in League". The Sun. 5 May 1943. p. 6 – via National Library of Australia.