Gary Clarke (rugby league)

Gary Clarke

Personal information
Full name	John Gary Clarke
Born	(1943-04-13) 13 April 1943 (age 82) New Zealand
Playing information
Position	Scrum-half
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 19??–72 Papanui (CRL) Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1963–71 Canterbury 30 1966–68 New Zealand 3 0 0 0 0 1969 South Island
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1971–72 Papanui (CRL) 1977–78 Sydenham (CRL) Total 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Gms W D L W% 1975 Canterbury
Source: [1]

Gary Clarke is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1968 World Cup. ^[1]

Playing career

Clarke played for the New Zealand Schoolboys' side in 1956. ^[2]

Clarke played for Papanui in the Canterbury Rugby League competition and represented Canterbury. ^[2] He was first selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1966.^{[ citation needed ]}

Clarke went on to play three test matches for the Kiwis, including at the 1968 World Cup. ^[3] In 1969 he was selected for the South Island in the inter-island match. ^[2]

Coaching career

Clarke was Papanui's player-coach when they won the 1971 and 1972 Canterbury championships. He assisted Woolston in 1973 and later was the head coach of Sydenham in 1977 and 1978.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 1975 he was the coach of Canterbury. He was a Canterbury selector between 1974 and 1983. He also served as a New Zealand selector between 1983 and 1984. ^[2]

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987.
3. CLARKE, John Gary - 1966, 1968 nzleague.co.nz