Erin Clark

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Erin Clark
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Personal information
Born (1997-09-06) 6 September 1997 (age 26)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Playing information
Position Hooker, Lock
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2017 New Zealand Warriors 10000
2020– Gold Coast Titans 7440016
Total7540016
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2016 Samoa 20000
2022 Māori All Stars 10000
Source: [1]
As of 7 April 2024

Erin Clark (born 6 September 1997) is a Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker or lock for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Contents

Clark previously played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL.

Background

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Clark is of Māori and Samoan descent. Clark is the son of New Zealand netball great Temepara Bailey. [2] and Wayne Clark.

Playing career

Clark played his junior football for the Manurewa Marlins and Point Chevalier Pirates, and attended 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. [3] In 2014, Clark won the major rugby league accolade at the 2014 ASB Young Sportsperson of the Year Awards. In 2015, Clark 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. [4] [5] Later in the year he represented Samoa in a test match against Fiji in Apia, playing off the interchange bench in their 18-20 loss. Clark made his first grade debut for the Warriors during the 2017 NRL season against Melbourne. He played for the Junior Kiwis on 5 May. [6] [7] On 9 June 2017, he was granted a release from the New Zealand Warriors and joined the Canberra Raiders. [8] On 24 November 2017, Clark requested a release from his Canberra contract and returned to New Zealand. [9] On 5 November 2019, Clark returned to rugby league, joining the Gold Coast on a train and trial deal. [10] On 10 January 2020, he signed a two-year deal with club. [11] Clark played 19 games for the Gold Coast in the 2021 NRL season including the club's elimination final loss against the Sydney Roosters. [12] Clark played a total of 21 games for the club in the 2022 NRL season as the Gold Coast finished 13th on the table. [13] Clark played a total of 20 matches for the Gold Coast in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 14th on the table. [14]

Statistics

YearTeamGamesTriesPts
2017 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors 1
2020 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans 10
20211914
20222128
20232014
Totals71416

[15]

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References

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  2. NRL. "Talented Eels prospect named for New Zealand" . Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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  9. "Canberra Raiders' Adam Clydsdale retires, Erin Clark released, Craig Garvey signs". 24 November 2017.
  10. "Extended Training Squad Confirmed". 5 November 2019.
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  12. "'He's taken it hard': Shattered Titans rally around Herbert after blowing win". www.nrl.com. 11 September 2021.
  13. "Titans' million-dollar man goes missing as Holbrook rues costly mistake: Brutal Review". www.foxsports.com.au.
  14. "NRL 2023: Gold Coast Titans season review". www.sportingnews.com.
  15. https://www.titans.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/gold-coast-titans/erin-clark/