Aayden Clarke

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Aayden Clarke
Date of birth (1981-08-11) 11 August 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Wairoa, New Zealand
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
School Wairoa College
University Massey University
Occupation(s)Regional Personal Development Manager
(Pacific Rugby Players)
Rugby union career
Position(s) First five-eighth
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Napier Pirates ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009–10 Kintetsu Liners 46 ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2003–09 Hawkes Bay 46 ()
- Rugby Football Union ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
New Zealand Rugby Schools

Aayden Clarke (born 11 August 1981) is a former New Zealand  rugby union  player [1] who notably played for  Hawke's Bay Magpies [2] in the  National Provincial Championship. He also had stints for Prato Cavalieri in Italy and the  Kintetsu Liners in Japan. [3] His position of choice was first five-eighth and goal kicker.

Post rugby career Clarke founded and online sports clothing company, Plussix4 (later renamed Kinetik) that specialised in compression and base layer clothing for athletes. This brand traded globally while based out of New Zealand. Clarke sold the company in 2015.

Clarke began a management career in Tertiary education at Eastern Institute of Technology once retiring from rugby in 2012 at the age of 31. His role management role focused on Trades and Technology.

Clarke had an involvement during his rugby playing career with the New Zealand Rugby Players Association (NZRPA) as a player rep and then returned later in a part-time Pole as Personal Development Manager for his old team the Hawkes Bay Magpies in 2015.

He is a current board member of Sport Hawke's Bay [4] and an active contributor to Rangatahi and economic development groups in Ngati Kahungunu Iwi.

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References

  1. ↑ Lampp, Peter (2 May 2012). "Magpie Clarke on trial to stand in for Cruden". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Waikato overcomes strong Magpie challenge". Mitre10 Cup. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "リーグ戦 第13節 KINTETSU LINERS vs KUBOTA SPEARS Results". Japan Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Former Hawke's Bay Magpies rugby player Aayden Clarke makes the grade for Sport HB role". New Zealand Herald. 1 October 2016. ISSN   1170-0777 . Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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