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Arthur Clues

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Position(s)
Lock / Second row
Full Name
Arthur Charles Clues
Born
Friday, 2nd May, 1924
Died
Saturday, 3rd October, 1998 (Aged 74 years and 154 days)
Place Of Birth
Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia

Competitions Won

European Championship
1952/53, 1955/56
Interstate Series
1945, 1946
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1944, 1945, 1946

Honours & Awards

National Rugby League Hall Of Fame
2008

Biography

A product of P’matta RU club and a capable grade cricketer, Arthur Clues joined Wests RL Club in 1943 and within three years, had established a reputation as a tough but creative second row forward. A NSW rep in 1945-46, Clues played in all three Tests against Great Britain in 1946 before becoming one of the first post-war Australian players snapped up by the wealthy English clubs. Tall for a second row forward, Clues signed with Leeds and played eight seasons (including the 1947 Challenge Cup final) before seeing out his career with Hunslet (1954-57). In the early 1950s, he was regarded as the finest forward in England - a powerful runner with a fine mid-field sidestep – who represented Other Nationalities 14 times during his English Club career.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tests (Senior International Matches) -17-172-23--12--197152.94%List
Other International Matches -1-1----------1--100.00%List
The Ashes -3-3---------1-210.00%List
Tour MatchesNew South Wales FirstsNFI-5-51-1---3---32-60.00%List
Tour MatchesLeeds RhinosLEE-1-1-----------1-0.00%List
Tour MatchesEngland KnightsRLX-1-1-----------1-0.00%List
Tour MatchesHunslet RLFCHUN-1-1-----------1-0.00%List
Test Series -3-3---------1-210.00%List
European Championship 214-142-23--12---95-64.29%List
Representative Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Interstate Series 25-5----------5--100.00%List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 33-32-2---6---3--100.00%List
NSW City vs Country 33-32-2---6---3--100.00%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) -50-5017-172--55--11729434.00%List
NRL Finals -1-11-1---3----1-0.00%List
Overall StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 80-8022-225--76--23441542.50%List

Test Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Australia1946 3-3---------1-210.00%List
Other1949-53, 1955 14-142-23--12---95-64.29%List

International Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Australasia1951 1-1----------1--100.00%List

Australia - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSW City Seconds1943 1-11-1---3---1--100.00%List
Metropolis1944 1-1----------1--100.00%List
Rest of NSW Firsts1944 1-11-1---3---1--100.00%List
NSW City Firsts1944-46 3-32-2---6---3--100.00%List
NSW Firsts1945-46 7-71-1---3---52-71.43%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs19431943 NSWRFL 12-123-3---9---39-25.00%List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs19441944 NSWRFL 14-143-3---9---48228.57%List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs19451945 NSWRFL 14-146-62--22--176150.00%List
Western SuburbsWestern Suburbs19461946 NSWRFL 10-105-5---15---36130.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Western Suburbs1943-46 50-5017-172--55--11729434.00%List

Your Say

  • E Curb Nottus
    8 May 2012 3:36pm

    Arthur Clues was one on a number of top expat Australian players who migrated post-war to Britain to earn their livelihood through professional league (along with Lionel Cooper, Trevor Allan, Harry Bath and others). These stars sacrified their chances to represent Australia (or to play a substantial number of tests
    for their country). Instead, whilst resident in England they were usually the first picked to represent 'Other Nationalities' in unofficial tests against Great Britain.

  • Brian Sanderson
    15 Dec 2018 1:37am

    Arthur Clues playerd 236 matches for Leeds and scored 74 tries.. He was a fearless foe.He was unrivaled as a rugby league second-row forward and he played the game for money,prestige and sheer love of pitting his strength and stamina in a sport demanding unflinching physical confrontation

  • Martin Stewart
    8 Jan 2024 6:54pm

    Arthur Clues played 83 games for Hunslet (12 tries) after his career at Leeds, retiring in 1957

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron

Sources:RFL Player Registers