Zane Clark
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Born | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (12 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zane Clark is a former Cook Islands international rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He at club level for the Randwick Kingfishers, Hutt Valley Firehawks, Auckland Warriors, and Cessnock Goannas, as a hooker.
Background
Clark was born in New Zealand.
He is of Cook Islands descent.
Early years
A product of the Randwick Kingfishers club in the Wellington local competition, Clark made the Junior Kiwis in 1994 while played for the Hutt Valley Firehawks in the Lion Red Cup.[2]
Warriors
Clark was signed by the Auckland Warriors for the 1998 season as a back up to Syd Eru.[3] When Eru was injured Clark made five first grade appearances for the Warriors.
He was not re-signed for the 1999 season and instead moved to Australia and played for Cessnock Goannas in the local Newcastle Rugby League competition.[4][5]
World Cup
Clark was named in the Cook Islands squad for the 2000 Rugby League World Cup and played in all three of the teams matches.[6]
References
- ↑ Rugby League Project
- ↑ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1994, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1994. p.125
- ↑ Zane Clark bio rugbyleague.co.nz
- ↑ 1999 Player Movements Darryl's Rugby League
- ↑ Season of change ends region's player drain The Herald, 2 August 2008
- ↑ Wales v Cook Islands preview BBC Sport, 27 October 2000