October is Black History Month and we want to celebrate one of the Corps' true legends: Clive Sullivan MBE.
Clive joined the British Army in 1961 and after completing his basic training at Catterick, volunteered for parachute training and joined 216 (Parachute) Signal Squadron with whom he saw active service in Cyprus in 1964. His rugby talent was identified very quickly and after a few years playing inter-Corps he was signed by Hull, where he became a legend: in 1967, he scored 28 tries in 28 matches, and made his international debut. In 1972, he was chosen to captain the Great Britain rugby league team, the first black player to lead any British international team in any major sport. His crowning achievement was to lead the squad to win the Rugby League World Cup final in France, scoring one of the most famous tries ever in the final against Australia when he ran the length of the pitch to score. Tragically, Clive died of liver cancer aged 42, just six months after retiring.
This is Corps pride at its best.
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