Birth name | Henry Arthur Cloete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 15 June 1873 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cape Town, Cape Colony | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 29 March 1959 | (aged 85)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Bulawayo, Rhodesia and Nyasaland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Henry Arthur "Patats" Cloete (15 June 1873 – 29 March 1959) was a South African international rugby union player. Born in Cape Town, he first played provincial rugby for Western Province. He made his only Test appearance for South Africa during Great Britain's 1896 tour. He played as a forward for the 4th Test of the series, a 5–0 win at Newlands Stadium.[1] Cloete died in 1959, in Bulawayo, at the age of 85.[2]