403:
488:
451:
34:
417:
431:
468:
During the 1950 Lions tour, Cleaver played ten provincial matches and in three test games against the All Blacks. For some unknown reason
Cleaver was chosen as one of the two full-backs on the tour, this was not his normal position. The other full back, Norton of Ireland, broke his arm early on and
349:, Cleaver was an exciting attacking player with a shrewd change of pace. After one terrible game, under heavy weather conditions against Scotland, Cleaver gained the nickname 'Billy Kick'; though this was a harsh moniker considering his normal style of play. Cleaver was a
385:
for Wales in the 1947 game against
Scotland, a match which Wales won 22–8. In the 1950 campaign, in which Wales won the Grand Slam, Cleaver played in all four games, and scored a drop goal against Scotland.
473:
arrived as Norton's replacement. Cleaver never played a game on the tour as fly-half, but did play in three of the test matches against New
Zealand showing good quality play opposite the All Blacks'
381:. Unsurprisingly, both Wales and their first opponents, England, were heavy with new caps, and although Wales lost, Cleaver played in all four games during the tournament. He scored his first
354:
919:
353:
by trade and spent most of his life within the industry, though in a managerial role for much of his later career. He was a keen patron of the arts: he was secretary of the
677:
690:
331:
880:
593:
949:
566:
939:
670:
663:
493:
478:
408:
954:
806:
456:
646:
442:
422:
436:
934:
909:
319:
289:
929:
811:
470:
370:
944:
914:
924:
856:
373:, the first official game for the Welsh team after World War II. His first game was against England at the
164:
836:
831:
655:
590:
518:
760:
744:
714:
709:
770:
851:
749:
719:
686:
335:
821:
724:
474:
327:
293:
734:
563:
358:
904:
899:
8:
377:
and he lined up alongside fellow
Cardiff players Matthews, Williams, Evans and captain
134:
642:
374:
542:
861:
826:
739:
597:
570:
232:
801:
242:
893:
846:
775:
704:
227:
378:
222:
685:
841:
791:
765:
754:
729:
382:
323:
237:
866:
350:
519:"Bill Cleaver - Wales outside-half who retired into mining (obituary)"
816:
33:
477:. On the return trip the team stopped to play the national team of
342:
70:
469:
Cleaver was forced to play in every match in that position until
346:
96:
639:
Fields of Praise: The
Official History of The Welsh Rugby Union
16:
British Lions & Wales international rugby union footballer
100:
74:
481:, and Cleaver took his part as one of the two touch judges.
326:. He won 14 caps for Wales and was selected to play for the
920:
British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Wales
636:
891:
369:Cleaver was first selected for Wales during the
389:
318:(15 September 1921 – 29 September 2003) was a
671:
334:. He was in the Welsh team that won the 1950
678:
664:
32:
611:
950:Wales international rugby union players
637:Smith, David; Williams, Gareth (1980).
602:
575:
548:
364:
892:
691:1950 tour to New Zealand and Australia
641:. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
617:
512:
510:
332:1950 tour of Australia and New Zealand
659:
564:Newport Gwent Dragons player profiles
516:
118:13 st (180 lb; 83 kg)
507:
357:(1972–91) and vice chairman of the
355:Contemporary Arts Society for Wales
322:fly-half who played club rugby for
13:
14:
966:
940:Rugby union players from Treorchy
110:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
620:A Century of Welsh Rugby Players
517:Evans, Howard (6 October 2003).
486:
463:
449:
429:
415:
401:
630:
320:Welsh international Rugby Union
584:
557:
536:
371:1947 Five Nations Championship
38:Cleaver in New Zealand in 1950
1:
500:
390:International matches played
7:
622:. Ansells Ltd. p. 103.
135:University College of Wales
10:
971:
955:Welsh rugby union players
875:
784:
697:
596:October 21, 2007, at the
591:Scrum.com player profiles
283:
261:
256:
197:
175:
170:
163:
158:
154:
149:
141:
130:
122:
114:
106:
92:
80:
66:
51:
43:
31:
47:William Benjamin Cleaver
935:Rugby union fly-halves
910:Barbarian F.C. players
618:Thomas, Wayne (1979).
569:June 17, 2011, at the
445:1947, 1948, 1949, 1950
930:Newbridge RFC players
608:Smith (1980), p. 471.
581:Smith (1980), p. 304.
554:Smith (1980), p. 309.
945:Treorchy RFC players
915:Bridgend RFC players
365:International career
257:International career
925:Cardiff RFC players
28:
359:Welsh Arts Council
150:Rugby union career
24:
887:
886:
881:Leslie B. Osborne
375:Cardiff Arms Park
313:
312:
309:
308:
84:29 September 2003
62:15 September 1921
962:
680:
673:
666:
657:
656:
652:
624:
623:
615:
609:
606:
600:
588:
582:
579:
573:
561:
555:
552:
546:
540:
534:
533:
531:
529:
514:
496:1950, 1950, 1950
492:
490:
489:
459:1947, 1948, 1950
455:
453:
452:
439:1947, 1948, 1950
435:
433:
432:
425:1947, 1948, 1950
421:
419:
418:
407:
405:
404:
341:Born in 1921 in
156:
155:
87:
61:
59:
36:
29:
23:
970:
969:
965:
964:
963:
961:
960:
959:
890:
889:
888:
883:
871:
780:
693:
684:
649:
633:
628:
627:
616:
612:
607:
603:
598:Wayback Machine
589:
585:
580:
576:
571:Wayback Machine
562:
558:
553:
549:
541:
537:
527:
525:
523:The Independent
515:
508:
503:
487:
485:
466:
450:
448:
430:
428:
416:
414:
402:
400:
392:
367:
316:William Cleaver
304:
299:
292:
285:
247:
216:
171:Amateur team(s)
145:mining engineer
85:
57:
55:
39:
27:
22:
17:
12:
11:
5:
968:
958:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
885:
884:
879:
877:
873:
872:
870:
869:
864:
859:
854:
849:
844:
839:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
788:
786:
782:
781:
779:
778:
773:
768:
763:
758:
752:
747:
742:
737:
732:
727:
722:
717:
712:
707:
701:
699:
695:
694:
683:
682:
675:
668:
660:
654:
653:
647:
632:
629:
626:
625:
610:
601:
583:
574:
556:
547:
535:
505:
504:
502:
499:
498:
497:
465:
462:
461:
460:
446:
440:
426:
412:
391:
388:
366:
363:
311:
310:
307:
306:
301:
296:
287:
281:
280:
275:
270:
265:
259:
258:
254:
253:
250:
248:
246:
245:
243:Barbarian F.C.
240:
235:
230:
225:
219:
217:
215:
214:
211:
208:
205:
202:
198:
195:
194:
189:
184:
179:
173:
172:
168:
167:
162:
152:
151:
147:
146:
143:
139:
138:
132:
128:
127:
124:
120:
119:
116:
112:
111:
108:
104:
103:
94:
93:Place of death
90:
89:
88:(aged 82)
82:
78:
77:
68:
67:Place of birth
64:
63:
53:
49:
48:
45:
41:
40:
37:
25:
20:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
967:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
897:
895:
882:
878:
874:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
789:
787:
783:
777:
774:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
756:
753:
751:
748:
746:
743:
741:
738:
736:
733:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
702:
700:
696:
692:
689: –
688:
687:British Lions
681:
676:
674:
669:
667:
662:
661:
658:
650:
648:0-7083-0766-3
644:
640:
635:
634:
621:
614:
605:
599:
595:
592:
587:
578:
572:
568:
565:
560:
551:
544:
543:Billy Cleaver
539:
524:
520:
513:
511:
506:
495:
484:
483:
482:
480:
476:
472:
464:British Lions
458:
447:
444:
441:
438:
427:
424:
413:
410:
399:
398:
397:
396:
387:
384:
380:
376:
372:
362:
360:
356:
352:
348:
344:
339:
337:
333:
329:
328:British Lions
325:
321:
317:
302:
297:
295:
294:British Lions
291:
288:
282:
279:
276:
274:
271:
269:
266:
264:
260:
255:
251:
249:
244:
241:
239:
236:
234:
231:
229:
228:Newbridge RFC
226:
224:
221:
220:
218:
212:
209:
206:
203:
200:
199:
196:
193:
190:
188:
185:
183:
180:
178:
174:
169:
166:
161:
157:
153:
148:
144:
142:Occupation(s)
140:
136:
133:
129:
126:Pentre School
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
105:
102:
98:
95:
91:
83:
81:Date of death
79:
76:
72:
69:
65:
54:
52:Date of birth
50:
46:
42:
35:
30:
26:Billy Cleaver
19:
796:
638:
631:Bibliography
619:
613:
604:
586:
577:
559:
550:
545:. espn.co.uk
538:
526:. Retrieved
522:
467:
394:
393:
379:Haydn Tanner
368:
340:
315:
314:
277:
272:
267:
262:
233:Bridgend RFC
223:Treorchy RFC
191:
186:
181:
176:
159:
86:(2003-09-29)
21:Rugby player
18:
905:2003 deaths
900:1921 births
720:D.M. Davies
528:20 November
494:New Zealand
471:Lewis Jones
361:(1980–83).
238:Cardiff RFC
160:Position(s)
894:Categories
740:Kininmonth
501:References
351:coal miner
336:Grand Slam
131:University
58:1921-09-15
44:Birth name
827:Macdonald
802:Henderson
715:C. Davies
475:Bob Scott
409:Australia
284:1947-1950
213:1946-1947
210:1945-1951
137:, Cardiff
862:Williams
832:Matthews
812:L. Jones
807:K. Jones
776:Stephens
745:McCarthy
710:Clifford
698:Forwards
594:Archived
567:Archived
457:Scotland
343:Treorchy
278:(Points)
192:(Points)
165:Fly-half
71:Treorchy
797:Cleaver
766:Roberts
730:Hayward
443:Ireland
423:England
347:Rhondda
330:on the
324:Cardiff
97:Cardiff
867:Willis
857:Thomas
847:Rimmer
842:Preece
837:Norton
771:Robins
761:Nelson
757:(capt)
755:Mullen
645:
491:
479:Ceylon
454:
437:France
434:
420:
406:
123:School
115:Weight
107:Height
876:Coach
852:Smith
792:Black
785:Backs
750:McKay
725:Evans
705:Budge
395:Wales
290:Wales
263:Years
177:Years
101:Wales
75:Wales
822:Lane
817:Kyle
735:John
643:ISBN
530:2014
411:1947
286:1950
273:Apps
268:Team
187:Apps
182:Team
383:try
305:(0)
303:(6)
896::
521:.
509:^
345:,
338:.
298:14
252:()
99:,
73:,
679:e
672:t
665:v
651:.
532:.
300:3
207:?
204:?
201:?
60:)
56:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
