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Clarence 'Clarrie' Horder (1890–1960) was an Australian pioneer rugby league player who played in the 1910s and 1920s.


Background

Horder was born in
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains ...
to parents Charles and Ellen Horder on 27 August 1890.


Playing career

The older brother of South Sydney and North Sydney legend
Harold Horder Harold Norman Horder (23 February 1894 – 21 August 1978) was an Australian rugby league player. He was a national and state representative player whose club career was with South Sydney and North Sydney between 1912 and 1924. Regarded as on ...
, Horder was also a handy rugby league player for South Sydney, playing eight seasons with them between 1913-1921. Known by the nickname of 'Spot', Horder also played representative rugby league for
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in 1919 and for
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in 1922. Horder scored 41 tries and 14 goals (total 151 points) for South Sydney during his career. In 1922 he became captain-coach of an Ipswich team before retiring from the game and returning to Sydney.


Death

Horder died on 6 June 1960 at St. George Hospital, aged 69. He was cremated at Woronora Crematorium, Sutherland. Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 07/06/1960


References

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