- Dean Clark (rugby league)
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Dean Clark Personal information Full name Dean Gordon Clark Born 6 January 1968
New ZealandHeight 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) Weight 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) Playing information Position Stand-off Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Otahuhu Leopards 1988 Eastern Suburbs 7 1 0 0 4 1991–1994 Hull KR 1995–1996 Counties Manukau 23 7 1 0 30 1996 Leeds Rhinos Total 30 8 1 0 34 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1989–1997 Auckland 1989–1992 New Zealand 7 2 0 0 8 1990–1997 New Zealand Māori Coaching information Representative Years Team Gms W D L W% 2006 New Zealand Māori Source: RLP Dean Clark (born 6 January 1968) is a New Zealand rugby league coach and former footballer who represented his country between 1989 and 1992. He is the current coach of the Papakura Sea Eagles in the Auckland Rugby League competition.
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Playing career
An Otahuhu Leopards junior, Clark joined the Eastern Suburbs Roosters in 1988 playing in seven matches.
Clark then traveled to England, joining Hull KR in the English competition.[1]
Clark returned to New Zealand in 1995, playing for the Counties Manukau Heroes in the Lion Red Cup.[2]
Clark played with the Leeds Rhinos in 1996.[3]
Clark then moved to the Mangere East Hawks, where he played in the 1998 Fox Memorial grand final.[4]
In 1999 Clark joined the Otahuhu Leopards and represented Auckland South.[5]
Representative career
An Auckland representative, Clark played for the Kiwis seven times between 1989 and 1992. He was a trialist in 1993 but did not make the final Kiwis side.
Clark represented the New Zealand Māori in 1990, 1995 and at the 1997 Oceania Cup.[6]
Clark played for the New Zealand Residents in 1990, 1992 and 1995.
Coaching career
In the 2000 Bartercard Cup Clark was the player-coach of the Otahuhu Leopards, his first coaching role.[7] The Leopards made the grand final, losing 24-38 to the Canterbury Bulls.
Clark coached the Tamaki Titans between 2006 and 2007 in the Bartercard Cup. He was the coach of the New Zealand Māori in 2006.[8]
He is the current coach of the Papakura Sea Eagles who finished seventh in 2010.[9]
References
- ^ Wigan punish heroic Hull The Independent, 10 March 1993
- ^ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1995. p.p.90-92
- ^ Club-by-Club guide to the Super League The Independent, 13 March 1997
- ^ New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998. p.126
- ^ Jessup, Peter (16 March 1999). "Rugby League: Injury gives Hoppe a starting chance". The New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=3727. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1995. p.179
- ^ Formidable look to Leopards The Press, 26 July 2000
- ^ John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. pp. 335. ISBN 1869693310, 9781869693312. http://books.google.com/books?id=nklWo8vw-iIC&printsec=frontcover.
- ^ Papakura Sea Eagles Contact Information Auckland Rugby League, 2010
New Zealand squad – 1989-1992 Rugby League World Cup Dean Bell · Richie Blackmore · Frano Botica · Peter Brown · Dean Clark · Morvin Edwards · Mark Elia · Esene Faimalo · Gary Freeman · Clayton Friend · James Goulding · Daryl Halligan · Gavin Hill · Sean Hoppe · Mark Horo · Kevin Iro · Tony Iro · Tony Kemp · Emosi Koloto · Mike Kuiti · Francis Leota · Dean Lonergan · Duane Mann · George Mann · Jarrod McCracken · Hugh McGahan · Gary Mercer · Tawera Nikau · Mark Nixon · Sam Panapa · Mike Patton · Quentin Pongia · Matthew Ridge · Tea Ropati · Kelly Shelford · Kurt Sherlock · Kurt Sorensen · Sam Stewart · Brent Stuart · Brent Todd · Paddy Tuimavave · Brendon Tuuta · Dave Watson · Darrell Williams · Jason Williams · Mark Woods ·
Coaches: Tony Gordon • Bob Bailey • Howie TamatiCategories:- New Zealand rugby league players
- New Zealand rugby league coaches
- New Zealand national rugby league team players
- New Zealand Māori rugby league team players
- Auckland rugby league team players
- Living people
- Otahuhu Leopards players
- Hull Kingston Rovers players
- Sydney Roosters players
- Leeds Rhinos players
- Counties Manukau rugby league team players
- Mangere East Hawks players
- 1968 births
- New Zealand Māori rugby league team coaches
- Otahuhu Leopards coaches
- Papakura Sea Eagles coaches
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