Dean Clark (born 6 January 1968) is a New Zealand rugby league coach and former footballer who represented New Zealand between 1989 and 1992.
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| Full name | Dean Gordon Clark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 January 1968 New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editAn Otahuhu Leopards junior, Clark joined the Eastern Suburbs Roosters in 1988 playing in seven matches.[2]
Clark then travelled to England, joining Hull Kingston Rovers in the English competition.[3]
Clark returned to New Zealand in 1995, playing for the Counties Manukau Heroes in the Lion Red Cup.[4]
Clark played with the Leeds Rhinos in 1996, but was released from the club after one season.[5]
Clark then moved to the Mangere East Hawks, where he played in the 1998 Fox Memorial grand final.[6]
In 1999 Clark joined the Otahuhu Leopards, and represented Auckland South.[7]
Representative career
editAn 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.[8]
Clark played for the New Zealand Residents in 1990, 1992 and 1995.
Coaching career
editIn the 2000 Bartercard Cup Clark was the player-coach of the Otahuhu Leopards, his first coaching role.[9] 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.[10]
He coached the Papakura Sea Eagles to seventh in 2010, and again in 2011.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Dean Clark". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1995. p.179
- ^ Formidable look to Leopards[dead link] The Press, 26 July 2000
- ^ Coffey, John; Wood, Bernie (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p. 335. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2.
- ^ Papakura Sea Eagles Contact Information Archived 2010-06-02 at the Wayback Machine Auckland Rugby League, 2010