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Rhodes lad Clive played for and against England

EVEN at a time when the boundaries of nationality have been blurred almost beyond recognition, Clive van Ryneveld achieved a double almost 70 years ago which could not be emulated today.
A Rhodes Scholar, the Oxford University student lined up at centre for England throughout all four matches of the 1949 Five Nations. He returned to his native South Africa and reappeared on the Test scene in England two years later.
This time the boot, or to be more accurate the pad, was on the other foot. Van Ryneveld the all-rounder lined up for the Proteas in all five cricket Tests during the 1951 series...

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