Buckle Clive

 

Player Clive Buckle

Clive Buckle

Position: Hooker

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Debut game: 1^st October 1963 v Stroud

Final game: 27th March 1967 v Old Merchant Taylors

Number of Appearances: 100

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Joined Bath from Keynsham in 1963

His first game for Bath 1^st XV was on the 1^st October 1963, but he took over the hooking mantle in earnest against Bristol on the 7^th March 1964. The previous hooker, Pat Hill, had been carried off with an ankle injury against New Brighton the previous Saturday.

Clive’s front row partners on that day, were the renowned Peter Parfitt, and W ‘Bill’ Carling, Will Carling’s father.

Left Bath to join Bristol RFC . Was in the brewery trade becoming a Director Courage Breweries.