Daryl Clark

Daryl Clark
Personal information
Born (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993[1]
Castleford, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1]
Weight 14 st 5 lb (91 kg)[1]
Playing information
Position Hooker

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–14 Castleford Tigers 94 37 0 0 148
2015– Warrington Wolves 123 24 0 0 96
Total 217 61 0 0 244
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012 England Knights 1 0 0 0 0
2014–16 England 6 1 0 0 4
As of 14 October 2018
Source: [2][3][4]

Daryl Clark (born 10 February 1993) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League. An England national representative hooker, he previously played for the Castleford Tigers between 2011 and 2014.

Background

Clark was born in Castleford, Yorkshire, England.

He attended Airedale High School and played amateur rugby for Fryston Warriors.[5][6]

Playing career

He started his professional career with hometown club Castleford, making his début in February 2011.[3] He made 21 appearances in his first season at the club, and was rewarded with a five-year contract.[7] In 2011, Clark was named in the Scotland squad, but did not make an appearance. After playing ne match for England Knights in 2012, Clark confirmed he would no longer be putting himself forward to play for Scotland, as he would prefer to play for England.[8]

In August 2014, it was confirmed that Clark had been signed by Warrington for a fee of £185,000.[9] In his final season with the club, he won the 2014 Steve Prescott Man of Steel award. He then made his début for England in the 2014 Four Nations tournament in Australia.

In October 2016, Clark was selected in England's 2016 Four Nations squad. Before the tournament, England played a test match against France in which saw Clark score his first ever test try in England's 40-6 win.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Daryl Clark". warringtonwolves.com. Warrington Wolves. 2014. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Smith, Peter (22 August 2014). "Castleford Tigers: Clark and Burrow set to go head to head". Yorkshire Evening Post. Johnston Press. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Hadfield, Dave (20 August 2014). "Daryl Clark inspired by Castleford's Challenge Cup history even as tradition points to a future elsewhere". The Independent. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Castleford Tigers hooker Daryl Clark signs long-term deal". BBC Sport. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  8. ↑ Wilson, Zack (7 February 2013). "Daryl Clark rules himself out of Scotland World Cup place". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  9. ↑ Bower, Aaron (28 August 2014). "Clark cost £185,000, says Warrington Wolves owner". Total Rugby League. League Publications. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
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