British Lions
During the 1950 Lions tour, Cleaver played ten provincial matches and in three test games against the All Blacks. For some unknown reason, Cleaver was chosen as one of the two full-backs on the tour; the other, Norton of Ireland, broke his arm early on and Cleaver was forced play in every match in that position until Lewis Jones arrived as Norton's replacement. Cleaver never played a game on the tour as fly-half, but did play in three of the test matches against New Zealand showing good quality play opposite the All Blacks' Bob Scott. On the return trip the team stopped to play the national team from Ceylon, and Cleaver took his part as one of the two touch judges.
- New Zealand 1950, 1950, 1950
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