Arthur Clues

Arthur Clues

Clues at Wests
Personal information
Full name	Arthur Clues
Born	(1924-05-02)2 May 1924 Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Died	3 October 1998(1998-10-03) (aged 74) Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
Position	Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1943–46 Wests (Sydney) 50 17 0 0 55 1947–54 Leeds 238 1954–57 Hunslet 83 Total 371 17 0 0 55 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1945–46 New South Wales 7 1 0 0 3 1952 British Empire XIII 1 0 0 0 0 1949–55 Other Nationalities 14 2 3 0 12 1946 Australia 3 0 0 0 0

Arthur Clues (2 May 1924 – 3 October 1998) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s, and 1950s. An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative second-row forward, he played his club football in Sydney for the Western Suburbs club before moving to England to play for Leeds (Heritage № 847) and Hunslet. Clues has been named amongst the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century.

Clues played Rugby union for Parramatta at the age of seventeen before moving to rugby league and he was also a capable first-grade cricketer. He has the distinction of scoring a try and a century at both Headingley and the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Clues joined Wests in 1943 and quickly established himself as a constructive and creative second-rower. By 1946 he was representing at an international level for the Australians against the touring British Lions. He played in all three Tests. Clues is listed on the Australian Players Register as kangaroo No.220.

Lured by the offer of a lucrative contract with Leeds, Clues was the first Australian to join an English club after World War II. Clues played 238 first-class games for Leeds but a dispute with Leeds' management in 1954 ended his career at the club. He played for the British Empire XIII versus New Zealand on Wednesday 23/1/1952 at Stamford Bridge.

Harry Hornby, the Chairman, and financial power behind Bradford Northern in the 1940s paid a record fee for Frank Whitcombe. Frank was a hard player during an era when the game was at its toughest. His rivalry with Arthur Clues who played for Leeds was legendary. Their confrontations on the field during the Bradford Northern v Leeds local derby games are part of Rugby League Folklore.