Clive Anthony Sullivan MBE was a Welsh rugby league footballer.
18 Facts About Clive Sullivan
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Clive Sullivan was part of the Great Britain team which won the 1972 Rugby League World Cup.
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Clive Sullivan's early playing career was plagued by injury; multiple operations left doctors uncertain he would ever walk normally, and the prospect of a professional career in rugby seemed improbable.
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Clive Sullivan was posted to Catterick in the North Riding of Yorkshire, and while there was picked for an inter-corps rugby match on account of being Welsh.
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Clive Sullivan chose to play in the match as admitting to having a major injury would have led to his being invalided out of the army.
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Clive Sullivan's plan was to deliberately play badly to avoid being picked again.
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Clive Sullivan left the army after a spell in Cyprus in 1964.
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Rugby league club Hull had different ideas about Clive Sullivan and gave the young man, who boasted phenomenal speed, a chance to play rugby league.
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Clive Sullivan was captain-coach of Hull FC from 1973 to '74.
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Clive Sullivan was awarded an MBE in the 1974 New Year Honours list for services to rugby league.
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Clive Sullivan made his debut for Rovers against Doncaster in August 1974.
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In 1980, Clive Sullivan was released by Hull KR at his own request, and subsequently joined Oldham.
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Clive Sullivan returned to Hull in 1981 on the coaching staff, but made occasional appearances as a player to cover for injuries.
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Clive Sullivan however won a further three test caps against New Zealand in 1971.
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In 1993, Clive Sullivan was one of six inaugural members to be inducted into Hull FC's Hall of Fame.
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In December 2020, Clive Sullivan was named as one of three Welsh rugby league players to be honoured with a new statue in Cardiff Bay, the other two being Billy Boston and Gus Risman.
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In September 2022, Clive Sullivan was inducted into the British Rugby League Hall of Fame.
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Clive Sullivan still holds two records for Hull, which include the most tries in a career and most tries in a match, and is one of fewer than twenty-five Welshmen to have scored more than 1,000 points in their rugby league career.