John Cleeve

John Cleeve
Birth name	John Kingdon Cleeve
Date of birth	14 February 1864
Place of birth	Woolloomooloo, New South Wales
Date of death	7 April 1952
Place of death	Penrith, New South Wales
School	Newington College
Notable relative(s)	James Cleeve
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Half–back
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
	NSW Waratahs
International career
Years	Team
1884	Australia

John Kingdon Cleeve (14 February 1864 – 7 April 1952) was an Australian rugby union player. The Australian Rugby Union’s records show him playing just one Test match for New South Wales, in 1884.^[1] He won representative caps for the colony against New Zealand in 1884 and Queensland in 1885. Playing as a halfback, he was described by the Sydney Morning Herald as ‘...a decided acquisition [for the 1884 match against New Zealand], as he is a resolute and hard-working player.’^[2]

Cleeve and his twin brother, James Cleeve (14 February 1864 – 7 February 1909) were born in Woolloomooloo, New South Wales to John Cleeve, Police magistrate of Penrith, New South Wales, and Frances "Fanny" (née Oatley).^[3] The Cleve boys attended Newington College in 1881 and 1882 whilst the cricketer Joseph Coates was Headmaster.^[4]^[5]

References

^ Waratahs Representatives : All–time Retrieved 19 July 2018.
^ "FOOTBALL". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 14, 413. New South Wales, Australia. 6 June 1884. p. 8. Retrieved 19 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
^ John Kingdon Cleeve 1864–1952 Retrieved 18 July 2018.
^ Swain, Peter L. (Peter Leonard), 1931- (1999), Newington across the years : a history of Newington College, 1863-1998, Newington College{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ From the Archives: Our First Rugby Representatives Retrieved 19 July 2018.

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[1] Waratahs Representatives : All–time Retrieved 19 July 2018.

[2] "FOOTBALL". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 14, 413. New South Wales, Australia. 6 June 1884. p. 8. Retrieved 19 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] John Kingdon Cleeve 1864–1952 Retrieved 18 July 2018.

[4] Swain, Peter L. (Peter Leonard), 1931- (1999), Newington across the years : a history of Newington College, 1863-1998, Newington College{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[5] From the Archives: Our First Rugby Representatives Retrieved 19 July 2018.

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