Clive Currie
{{short description|New Zealand sportsman}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=September 2014}}
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| name = Clive Currie
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| nickname =
| 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
| provincepoints1 =
| occupation = School teacher
| family =
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| children =
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| school = Rongotai College
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| module = {{Infobox cricketer | embed = yes
| name =
| 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
References
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Category:Rugby union players from Wellington City
Category:Cricketers from Wellington City
Category:People educated at Rongotai College
Category:New Zealand rugby union players
Category:New Zealand international rugby union players
Category:Wellington rugby union players
Category:Canterbury rugby union players
Category:Rugby union fullbacks
Category:Wellington cricketers
Category:20th-century New Zealand sportsmen
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