Des Clarkson

Des Clarkson
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Loose forward
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
194?–5?	Hunslet
195?–5?	Halifax
195?–5?	Keighley
1956–57	Castleford	1	0	3	0	6
	Total	1	0	3	0	6
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1947–48	England	2	1	0	0	3
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Des Clarkson is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s, playing at representative level for England, and at club level for Hunslet, Halifax, Keighley, and Castleford, as a Second-row, or Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 11 or 12, or 13.

Clarkson won caps for England while at Hunslet in 1947 against Wales, and in 1948 against France.^[1]

Clarkson played Loose forward/Lock in Halifax's 4-4 draw with Warrington in the 1954 Challenge Cup final during the 1953–54 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 1 May 1954, and played Loose forward/Lock in the 4-8 defeat by Warrington in the 1954 Challenge Cup final replay during the 1953–54 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Wednesday 5 May 1954, in front of a record crowd of 102,575 or more.

References

↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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