Michael Cleary (rugby)

Michael Cleary
Minister for Sport and Recreation
In office
2 October 1981 – 26 May 1982
PremierNeville Wran
Preceded byKen Booth
Succeeded byHimself (Leisure, Sport and Tourism)
In office
10 February 1984 – 25 March 1988
PremierNeville Wran
Barrie Unsworth
Preceded byHimself (Leisure, Sport and Tourism)
Succeeded byBob Rowland Smith (Sport, Recreation and Racing)
Minister for Tourism
In office
2 October 1981 – 26 May 1982
PremierNeville Wran
Preceded byKen Booth
Succeeded byHimself (Leisure, Sport and Tourism)
In office
10 February 1984 – 25 March 1988
PremierNeville Wran
Barrie Unsworth
Preceded byHimself (Leisure, Sport and Tourism)
Succeeded byGarry West
Minister for Leisure, Sport and Tourism
In office
26 May 1982 – 10 February 1984
PremierNeville Wran
Preceded byHimself (Sport and Recreation)
Himself (Tourism)
Succeeded byHimself (Sport and Recreation)
Himself (Tourism)
Minister for Racing
In office
4 July 1986 – 25 March 1988
PremierBarrie Unsworth
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byBob Rowland Smith (Sport, Recreation and Racing)
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Coogee
In office
20 July 1974 – 3 May 1991
Preceded byRoss Freeman
Succeeded byErnie Page
Personal details
Born
Michael Arthur Cleary[1]

(1940-04-30) 30 April 1940 (age 84)[1]
Dover Heights, New South Wales
SchoolWaverley College 1947–1958
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing[1]
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1959–1960 Randwick DRUFC ()
New South Wales ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1961[1] Wallabies 6 (12)
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionWinger
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1962–1970 South Sydney Rabbitohs 140 266
1971 Eastern Suburbs 13 15
Total 153 0 0 0 281
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1962–69 NSW 11 39
1962–1969 Australia 8 15
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Perth 100 yards

Michael Arthur Cleary AO (born 30 April 1940) is an Australian former rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and a politician. He represented Australia in both rugby codes as well as in athletics making him one of only four Australians who have represented their country at full international level in three different sports.[2] He represented as a Wallaby in six Tests in 1961 and as a Kangaroo in eight Tests from 1962.

  1. ^ a b c d "Scrum.com player profile of Mike Cleary". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Michael Cleary". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 September 2020.