Don Clark (rugby union)
| Full name | Donald William Clark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 February 1940 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cromwell, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Timaru Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Kerry Clark (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Farmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Donald William Clark (born 22 February 1940) is a New Zealand former rugby union international.
Clark was born in Cromwell, Central Otago, and grew up in the small settlement of Tarras, as the second eldest of four brothers.[1] He attended Timaru Boys' High School.[2]
Debuting for Otago at the age of 20, Clark was a loose forward and made a total of 79 provincial appearances with Otago, for which his brothers Colin and Tony also played.[3] He was capped twice by the All Blacks in the 1964 Bledisloe Cup series, at Carisbrook and Lancaster Park, with both matches won by New Zealand.[2] A member of the Otago side that beat the 1966 British Lions, Clark's career ended the following year, as the result of a farm accident.[2][4]
Clark's cousin Kerry won a gold medal in lawn bowls at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Marquet, Sarah (30 April 2013). "Clark brothers help club celebrate 125 years". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d Knight, Lindsay. "Don Clark #646". New Zealand Rugby. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ Meikle, Hayden (25 April 2013). "Rugby: Families dominate master XV". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Otago's Lion-taming days recalled". Otago Daily Times. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Don Clark at ESPNscrum
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