Zach Dockar-Clay

Zach Dockar-Clay
Personal information
Born (1995-04-24) 24 April 1995[1]
New Plymouth, New Zealand
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight 87 kg (13 st 10 lb)[1]
Playing information
Position Hooker, Halfback

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017 Hull Kingston Rovers 19 6 10 0 44
As of 31 October 2017
Source: [2][3]

Zach Dockar-Clay (born 24 April 1995) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Townsville Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup. Primarily a hooker or halfback, he previously played for Hull Kingston Rovers.

Early life

Born in New Plymouth, New Zealand, Dockar-Clay is of Māori descent (from the Ngāti Porou and Te Āti Awa iwi).[4] He played his junior rugby league for the Bell Block Marist Dragons,[1] and is the great-grandson of Great Britain and England rugby league representative Alec Dockar.[5]

Playing career

Parramatta Eels

Dockar-Clay played 78 games for the Parramatta Eels in the National Youth Competition from 2012 to 2015, scoring 34 tries, kicking 40 goals and 1 field goal.[6] Dockar-Clay represented the Junior Kiwis on three occasions between 2013 and 2015, captaining the team in 2015. In June 2015, he signed a contract with the Penrith Panthers starting in 2016.[7]

Penrith Panthers

In February 2016, Dockar-Clay was selected as a member of the Panthers' squad for the 2016 Auckland Nines pre-season tournament.[8] He captained Penrith's New South Wales Cup team throughout 2016.[9] On 15 October 2016, Dockar-Clay represented the New Zealand Māori against the New Zealand Residents.[10] In February 2017, Dockar-Clay was selected to play in the 2017 Auckland Nines.[11] In March 2017, he signed with Hull Kingston Rovers until the end of 2018, effective immediately.[12]

Hull KR

Dockar-Clay made his professional rugby league debut for Hull KR on 10 April 2017 against the Swinton Lions, scoring a try.[13] He played 19 games in his first season at the club, scoring 6 tries and kicking 10 goals.

Townsville Blackhawks

In November 2017, after helping Hull KR to gain promotion to the Super League, Dockar-Clay was granted an early release from his contract and returned to Australia, signing with the Townsville Blackhawks for the 2018 season.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Zach Dockar-Clay". penrithpanthers.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Zach Dockar-Clay". Love Rugby League.
  3. ↑ Rugby League Project
  4. ↑ Tiananga, Tamati (14 October 2016). "NZ Māori determined to spoil NZ Residents reign". Māori Television. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  5. ↑ Westmorland, Gareth (12 July 2017). "Zach Dockar-Clay: I'd love to remain at Hull KR long-term". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "D". NYC Database. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Panthers sign Quartet of Young Guns". penrithpanthers.com.au. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Panthers name Auckland Nines squad". NRL.com. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  9. ↑ Brady, Jack (2 September 2016). "Dockar-Clay survives Panthers' revolving door". NRL.com. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  10. ↑ Goile, Aaron (15 October 2016). "NZ Residents prove too slick for NZ Maori XIII in rugby league clash in Huntly". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  11. ↑ "2017 Downer NRL Auckland Nines squads". NRL.com. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  12. ↑ "Dockar-Clay makes Rovers move". hullkr.co.uk. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  13. ↑ Gordon, James (10 April 2017). "Dockar-Clay praised after debut try for Hull KR". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Zach Dockar-Clay joines the Mendi Blackhawks". Townsville Blackhawks.
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