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William Harries "Bill" Clement OBE MC TD (9 April 1915 – 10 February 2007) was a Welsh international wing who played club rugby for Llanelli and was capped six times for Wales.〔(Welsh Rugby Union player profiles )〕 Clement was described as a staunch tackler with speed and a good turn of pace;〔Smith (1980), pg 295.〕 and after his appearance for the British Isles was seen as the best defensive wing of the decade.〔Smith (1980), pg 296.〕 In his later career he would become Secretary of the Welsh Rugby Union. He served as an infantry officer in the British Army during the Second World War, and was decorated during the Normandy Campaign, and twice wounded. ==Rugby playing career== Clement was selected to the Wales team while playing for Llanelli, the team he would captain during the 1938/39 season. On 22 October 1935 he was part of the Llanelli team that faced the touring New Zealand national team. In 1937 Clement was selected to represent the Welsh team as part of the 1937 Home Nations Championship under the captaincy of Claude Davey. It was a terrible campaign for Wales and Clement as the team lost all three matches; though Clement showed his team playing skills when he unselfishly set up a try for Wilf Wooller in the opening game against England.〔Smith (1980), pg 295.〕 The selectors kept faith with Clement, and he returned for the entirety of the 1938 campaign, this time with Cliff Jones leading the team. Wales beat England in the opening game and just lost to Scotland three weeks later at Murrayfield. In the final game of the tournament Clement scored his first and only international points when he scored a try at St Helens against Ireland. In 1938 Clement was chosen to represent the British Isles in their 1938 tour of South Africa. This would be his last rugby campaign as a knee injury sustained in 1938 ended his playing career.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bill Clement (rugby union)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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