Riverside runner Sam Clifford makes national statement

Rob Shaw
Updated January 27 2019 - 1:22pm, first published 11:37am
Sam Clifford (left) in the lead group. Picture: Rob Cumbrae-Stewart
Sam Clifford (left) in the lead group. Picture: Rob Cumbrae-Stewart

Sam Clifford is being hailed as Tasmania’s best junior distance running prospect since fellow Riverside talent Jake Birtwhistle after a stunning third place against boys two years older than him at the Australian under-20 world cross-country trials.

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Rob Shaw

Rob Shaw

Sports editor

Heralding the impact of Tasmanian sport without saying "punching above its weight" is not as easy as it sounds.

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