Des Clarkson

Des Clarkson is an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, and 1950s, playing at representative level for England, and at club level for Hunslet, Halifax, Keighley, and Castleford, as a second-row, or loose forward/lock, i.e. number 11 or 12, or 13.

Clarkson won caps for England while at Hunslet in 1947 against Wales, and in 1948 against France.

Clarkson played loose forward/lock in Halifax's 4-4 draw with Warrington in the 1954 Challenge Cup Final during the 1953–54 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 24 April 1954, in front of a crowd of 81,841, and played loose forward/lock in the 4-8 defeat by Warrington in the 1954 Challenge Cup Final replay during the 1953–54 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Wednesday 5 May 1954, in front of a record crowd of 102,575 or more.