Clarrie Stevenson
Australian rugby league footballer
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Clarence Stevenson (1910–1984) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. A forward for the Newtown club, he helped them win the 1933 NSWRFL Premiership.[1][2]
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| Full name | Clarence Victor Stevenson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 December 1910 Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 May 1984 (aged 73) Newtown, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
Stevenson was born in Sydney on 4 December 1910.
Playing career
A local junior, he played for Newtown in the 1930s. Stevenson played for City in the hooking role in 1933.[3] He won a premiership with Newtown later that year when he played hooker in the 1933 Grand Final.
Stevenson played in the grand final as a replacement for Arthur Folwell, who had since departed on the 1933–34 Kangaroo tour. Stevenson retired after the conclusion of the 1935 NSWRFL season.[4] Clarrie Stevenson died in Sydney on 28 May 1984 aged 73.[5]
