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Clive Bernard Churchill AM (21 January 1927 – 9 August 1985) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer and coach in the mid-20th century. An Australian international and New South Wales and Queensland interstate representative fullback, he played the majority of his club football with and later coached the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
Clive Churchill was a legendary rugby league player and coach, who played 91 times for Australia and won five premierships with South Sydney. He is one of the four Immortals of the game and a Hall of Fame inductee since 2002.
Churchill captain-coached Brisbane Norths to the premiership in 1959 and coached Queensland to a memorable series win over NSW. His final rep match as a player was for Queensland against NZ that year but he was later selected as non-playing coach of the 1959-60 Kangaroos.
Clive Churchill is regarded as the greatest Australian rugby league player by many, but most of his career was not caught on film. Here are a few clips of him in action. Speed,...
Clive Churchill was a Rugby League Immortal and a fullback legend for South Sydney Rabbitohs and Australia. He revolutionised fullback play with his running game and led Australia to reclaim the Ashes in 1950.
20 de ene. de 2023 · Travel back in time to 1985, where Clive Churchill celebrated his 58th birthday surround... Today we celebrate and honour the life of one of the games greatest.
Clive Churchill passed away in 1985 and his name is remembered by the ‘Clive Churchill Stand’ at the SCG and the awarding of the ‘Clive Churchill Medal’ to the best player in the grand final. He is also recognised as one of rugby league’s ‘Immortals’.
