Clive Currie

{{short description|New Zealand sportsman}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=September 2014}}

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| birth_name = Clive James Currie

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|12|25|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Wellington, New Zealand

| death_place =

| death_date =

| ru_position = Fullback

| height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|86|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| repteam1 = New Zealand Colts

| repteam2 = {{nrut|New Zealand}}

| repyears1 = 1976

| repyears2 = 1978

| repcaps1 = 2

| repcaps2 = 2

| reppoints1 =

| reppoints2 = 0

| province1 = Wellington

| province2 = Canterbury

| provinceyears1 = 1975–77

| provinceyears2 = 1978

| provinceapps1 = 26

| provinceapps2 = 1

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| occupation = School teacher

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| school = Rongotai College

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| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Right-arm offbreak

| role = Batsman

| club1 = Wellington

| year1 = 1976/77

| type1 = FC

| debutdate1 = 7 January

| debutyear1 = 1977

| debutfor1 = Wellington

| debutagainst1 = Canterbury

| lastdate1 = 5 February

| lastyear1 = 1977

| lastfor1 = Wellington

| lastagainst1 = Australia

| type2 = LA

| onetype2 = true

| debutdate2 = 13 March

| debutyear2 = 1977

| debutfor2 = Wellington

| debutagainst2 = Northern Districts

| columns = 2

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 3

| runs1 = 59

| bat avg1 = 14.75

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 36*

| hidedeliveries = true

| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| column2 = List A

| matches2 = 1

| runs2 = 2

| bat avg2 = 2.00

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 2

| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–

| date = 7 September

| year = 2014

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/21/21735/21735.html CricketArchive

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Clive James Currie (born 25 December 1955) is a former New Zealand rugby union player and cricketer.

Rugby union

A fullback, Currie represented Wellington and Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, on their 1978 tour of Britain and Ireland. He played four matches on that tour, including two internationals, before receiving a broken jaw in the test against Wales.{{cite web| url = http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/Profile.asp?ABID=202 |title = Clive Currie | last = Knight | first = Lindsay | publisher = New Zealand Rugby Union | accessdate = 7 September 2014}}

Cricket

A left-handed batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler, Currie played for the New Zealand secondary schools cricket team, and later appeared in three first-class matches for Wellington during the 1976–77 season.[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/clive-currie-36796 Clive Currie], CricInfo. Retrieved 4 November 2023

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