Clive Dare Bondfield, 1897–1972

Clive Dare Bondfield (4 April 1897 – 14 August 1972) was an Australian rugby union winger, World War I veteran, and local politician, best known for earning a single Test cap for the Wallabies and receiving the Military Medal for bravery.

In his later years, Bondfield remained active in community sports, playing top-level pennant lawn bowls for the Ryde Bowling Club. His political involvement culminated in his election as an independent alderman for Ryde Municipality, where he served four consecutive terms as mayor from 1944 to 1947, overseeing post-war local governance and development. Bondfield died in Eastwood, New South Wales, at the age of 75.