 After NSW won the 1986 State of Origin series 3-0 (the first clean sweep in Origin history), Cleal then played in all 3 tests of the 1986 Trans-Tasman Test series against New Zealand (won 3-0 by the now Don Furner coached Aussies), before being selected for the 1986 Kangaroo Tour of Great Britain and France where he played 7 games (including one on the wing against Halifax at Thrum Hall) and scored 3 tries.Cleal played three more tests on the tour, including scoring two tries in Australia's 62-12 win in a pre-tour test against Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby, as well as the first two tests of The Ashes series against Great Britain, both easily won by the Kangaroos 38-16 at Old Trafford in Manchester and 34-4 at the Elland Road ground in Leeds.Cleal then suffered a broken arm in a minor tour game that ended his tour.