- Clarke Dermody
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Clarke Dermody Full name Clarke Dermody Date of birth 22 April 1980 Place of birth Invercargill, New Zealand Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Weight 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) [1] Rugby union career Playing career Position Prop New Zealand No. 1065 Professional / senior clubs Years Club / team Caps (points) 2007– London Irish
Provincial/State sides Years Club / team Caps (points) 2000–2007 Southland
89 (-) Super Rugby Years Club / team Caps (points) 2004–2007 Highlanders
44 (-) National team(s) Years Club / team Caps (points) 2006 New Zealand
3 (5) Clarke Dermody (born 22 April 1980 in Invercargill) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays as a prop. He was first selected for the All Blacks in 2006 for the test series against Ireland and Argentina .
He has played 44 games for the Highlanders in the Super 14 and 89 games for Southland in the National Provincial Championship and Air New Zealand Cup. In 2006, he had 3 test appearances, two of which were against Ireland and then one against England.
Dermody was born in Invercargill, New Zealand, and attended Southland Boys' High School. He plays for Woodlands in the Invercargill premier competition. He is the second Woodlands player who is currently in the All Blacks with Jimmy Cowan. He was not required in the 30 man squad for the 2006 Tri Nations Series.
Recently he announced that he had signed a two-and-a-half year deal with English club London Irish which he was taking up after the World Cup in November. He is just the latest in a number of New Zealand players exodus after the World Cup.
On the 18 May 2007, Dermody missed out on selection for the All Blacks but was named in the Junior All Blacks for the upcoming Pacific Nations Cup.
References
- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - London Irish". web page. Premier Rugby. http://www.premiershiprugby.com/premiership/rugby/london_irish.php?section=1. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
External links
London Irish squad Forwards Backs Coach BoothCategories:- 1980 births
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- Former students of Southland Boys' High School
- Living people
- London Irish players
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand people of Irish descent
- Rugby union props
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