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]
![]() Ulyate in New Zealand in 1956 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Clive Anthony Ulyate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 11 December 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 18 March 2018(2018-03-18) (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Virginia, Free State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Hilton College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of the Witwatersrand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
No. | Opponents | Results (SA 1st) | Position | Points | Dates | Venue |
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1. | ![]() | 25–9 | Flyhalf | 6 Aug 1955 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
2. | ![]() | 6–9 | Flyhalf | 20 Aug 1955 | Newlands, Cape Town | |
3. | ![]() | 22–8 | Flyhalf | 3 Sep 1955 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria | |
4. | ![]() | 22–8 | Flyhalf | 6 (1 try, 1 dg) | 24 Sep 1955 | Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth |
5. | ![]() | 6–10 | Flyhalf | 14 Jul 1956 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | |
6. | ![]() | 8–3 | Flyhalf | 4 Aug 1956 | Athletic Park, Wellington | |
7. | ![]() | 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.).
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]