Erin Clark
Personal information | ||||||
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Born | Auckland, New Zealand |
6 September 1997 |||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||
Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | |||||
Playing information | ||||||
Position | Five-eighth, Halfback, Hooker | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
2016– | NZ Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Representative | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
2016 | Samoa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
As of 8 Nay 2016 |
Erin Clark (born 9 September 1997) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays at five-eighth, halfback and hooker. Clark is a Samoa international representative.
Background
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Clark is of Māori and Samoan descent. Clark is the son of New Zealand Netball great Temepara Bailey.[1] Clark played his junior football for the Manurewa Marlins and Point Chevalier Pirates and was educated at Manurewa High School before being signed by the New Zealand Warriors. Clark represented the New Zealand Residents 18s and the New Zealand Secondary Schools in 2014.[2] In 2014, Clark won the major rugby league accolade at the 2014 ASB Young Sportsperson of the Year Awards.
Playing Career
In 2015, Clark was an NYC rookie and was the only player in the Vodafone Junior Warriors’ squad to appear in all 27 matches in the season. On 7 May 2016, Clark played for Samoa against Tonga in the 2016 Polynesian Cup, where he layed of the interchange bench in the 18-6 win at Parramatta Stadium.[3][4]
References
- ↑ http://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2013/10/24/talented-eels-prospect-named-for-new-zealand.html
- ↑ http://www.warriors.kiwi/team/profiles/erin_clark_.html
- ↑ http://www.nrl.com/pacific-test-teams-announced/tabid/10874/newsid/95480/default.aspx
- ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-match-report/samoa-beat-tonga-186-as-pacific-test-teams-turn-on-display-of-power-and-passion-20160507-gooyqq.html
External links
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- 1997 births
- New Zealand rugby league players
- New Zealand Māori rugby league players
- New Zealand people of Samoan descent
- Samoa national rugby league team players
- Manurewa Marlins players
- Point Chevalier Pirates players
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Rugby league halfbacks
- Rugby league hookers
- Living people