Cliff Campbell (rugby union)

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Cliff Campbell
Full nameClifford Norman Campbell
Date of birth(1908-10-11)11 October 1908
Place of birth Sydney, NSW, Australia
Date of death7 August 1966(1966-08-07) (aged 57)
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight162 lb (73 kg)
School Sydney Grammar School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1932–34 New South Wales 4 (3)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1933 Australia

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Clifford Norman Campbell (11 October 1908 – 7 August 1966) was an Australian international rugby union player.

Campbell was born in Sydney and educated at Sydney Grammar School. [1]

A Drummoyne fly-half, Campbell made the Wallabies squad for their 1933 tour to South Africa, where he made a total of seven uncapped appearances, with Ron Biilmann preferred for the Test matches. [1] [2]

Campbell lived on the New South Wales Central Coast. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Clifford Norman Campbell". classicwallabies.com.au.
  2. "Campbell Will Play For Club". The Labor Daily . 27 June 1934. p. 3 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Bon Voyage, Cliff". The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate . 30 March 1933. p. 6 via National Library of Australia.