John Cleeve
John Kingdon Cleeve was an Australian Rugby Union player. The Australian Rugby Union’s records show him playing just one Test match for New South Wales, in 1884. He won representative caps for the colony against New Zealand in 1884 and Queensland in 1885. Playing as a halfback, he was described by the Sydney Morning Herald as ‘...a decided acquisition , as he is a resolute and hard-working player.’
Cleeve and his twin brother, James Cleeve were born in Woolloomooloo, New South Wales to John Cleeve, Police magistrate of Penrith, New South Wales, and Frances "Fanny" . The Cleve boys attended Newington College in 1881 and 1882 whilst the cricketer Joseph Coates was Headmaster.
