Clive Anthony Ulyate (11 December 1933 – 18 March 2018) was a South African sportsman who played international rugby union for South Africa. He also played first-class cricket, provincial hockey and provincial squash.[1][2]

Clive Ulyate
Ulyate in New Zealand in 1956
Birth nameClive Anthony Ulyate
Date of birth11 December 1933
Place of birthJohannesburg, Transvaal,
South Africa
Date of death18 March 2018(2018-03-18) (aged 84)
Place of deathVirginia, Free State
SchoolHilton College
UniversityUniversity of the Witwatersrand
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1953–1957 Transvaal ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1955–56 South Africa 7 (6)

Rugby union career edit

Ulyate, a fly-half, played his early rugby at Hilton College, before moving on to the University of Witwatersrand RFC. He would later play provincially for Transvaal. He was capped four times for South Africa during the British Lions tour of South Africa in 1955. In the Test in Port Elizabeth, which the Springboks won, Ulyate scored a try and kicked a drop goal. He played three further Tests for South Africa, in their 1956 tour of New Zealand.[3]

Test history edit

No. Opponents Results
(SA 1st)
Position Points Dates Venue
1.   British Lions 25–9 Flyhalf 6 Aug 1955 Ellis Park, Johannesburg
2.   British Lions 6–9 Flyhalf 20 Aug 1955 Newlands, Cape Town
3.   British Lions 22–8 Flyhalf 3 Sep 1955 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
4.   British Lions 22–8 Flyhalf 6 (1 try, 1 dg) 24 Sep 1955 Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth
5.   New Zealand 6–10 Flyhalf 14 Jul 1956 Carisbrook, Dunedin
6.   New Zealand 8–3 Flyhalf 4 Aug 1956 Athletic Park, Wellington
7.   New Zealand 10–17 Flyhalf 18 Aug 1956 Lancaster Park, Christchurch

Legend: try (3 pts); pen = penalty (3 pts.); conv = conversion (2 pts.), dg = dropgoal (3 pts.).

Cricket career edit

He was an all-rounder on the cricket field and played four first-class matches.[4] His first appearance was in the 1955/56 Currie Cup season, playing for Transvaal against Natal. He had minimal impact on the match but did claim the wicket of Test opener Trevor Goddard. It was until 1964, with Eastern Province, that he played another first-class match. He played once for Eastern Province in 1964/65 and then appeared twice for them in the 1965/66 Currie Cup. His best performance came in the 1964/65 fixture, which was against North Eastern Transvaal. He scored the only half-century of his career, 55, in the first innings and then took 3/58.[5]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The Passing of Clive Ulyate". Rugby365. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  2. ^ Heath, Duane (2019). South African Rugby Annual 2019. Cape Town: South African Rugby. p. 478. ISBN 978-0620818087. OCLC 1089860189.
  3. ^ "Clive Ulyate - Match by match list". ESPN Scrum.
  4. ^ "Profile - Clive Ulyate". Cricinfo.
  5. ^ "Eastern Province v North Eastern Transvaal". CricketArchive.