Don Clark (rugby union)

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Don Clark
Full nameDonald William Clark
Date of birth (1940-02-22) 22 February 1940 (age 84)
Place of birth Cromwell, New Zealand
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
School Timaru Boys' High School
Notable relative(s) Kerry Clark (cousin)
Occupation(s)Farmer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1960–1967 Otago 79 ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1964 New Zealand 2 (0)

Donald William Clark (born 22 February 1940) is a New Zealand former rugby union international.

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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]

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References

  1. Marquet, Sarah (30 April 2013). "Clark brothers help club celebrate 125 years". Otago Daily Times . Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Knight, Lindsay. "Don Clark #646". New Zealand Rugby. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  3. Meikle, Hayden (25 April 2013). "Rugby: Families dominate master XV". Otago Daily Times . Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  4. "Otago's Lion-taming days recalled". Otago Daily Times . 14 June 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2024.