Erin Clark

Erin Clark

Personal information
Born	6 September 1997 Auckland, New Zealand
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
Playing information
Position	Five-eighth, Halfback, Hooker
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2016–	New Zealand Warriors	0	0	0	0	0
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2016	Samoa	2	0	0	0	0
As of 8 May 2016

Erin Clark (born 9 September 1997) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays at five-eighth, halfback and hooker. Clark is a Samoa international representative.

Background

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Clark is of Māori and Samoan descent. Clark is the son of New Zealand Netball great Temepara Bailey.^[1] Clark played his junior football for the Manurewa Marlins and Point Chevalier Pirates and was educated at Manurewa High School before being signed by the New Zealand Warriors. Clark represented the New Zealand Residents 18s and the New Zealand Secondary Schools in 2014.^[2] In 2014, Clark won the major rugby league accolade at the 2014 ASB Young Sportsperson of the Year Awards.

Playing Career

In 2015, Clark was an NYC rookie and was the only player in the Junior Warriors’ squad to appear in all 27 matches in the season. On 7 May 2016, Clark played for Samoa against Tonga in the 2016 Polynesian Cup, where he played off the interchange bench in the 18-6 win at Parramatta Stadium.^[3][4] Later in the year he represented Samoa in their historical test match against Fiji in Apia, playing off the interchange bench in their 18-20 loss.

References

1. NRL. "Talented Eels prospect named for New Zealand". Retrieved 19 June 2016.
2. NRL. "Erin Clark". Retrieved 19 June 2016.
3. "Pacific Test teams announced". Retrieved 19 June 2016.
4. "Pacific Test: Samoa beat Tonga but international rugby league a winner, too". Retrieved 19 June 2016.

External links

• New Zealand Warriors profile