Teina Clark

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Teina Clark
Personal information
Born (1988-10-27) 27 October 1988 (age 35)
Ngaruawahia, New Zealand
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2018 St George Illawarra 30000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2006–14 New South Wales 80000
2007–12 Australia
2011–12 Women's All Stars 20000
Source: RLP
As of 11 October 2020

Teina Clark (born 27 October 1988) is a New Zealand-born Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Wentworthville Magpies in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.

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She is an Australian and New South Wales representative and played for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Playing career

Born in Ngaruawahia, New Zealand, Clark played her junior rugby league for Turangawaewae before moving to Australia. [1]

In 2006, Clark made her debut for New South Wales. [2] In 2007, she made her debut for Australia. In 2008, she represented Australia at the World Cup. [3]

In 2013, Clark switched her international allegiance to her native New Zealand and was selected in the Kiwi Ferns squad for the 2013 Women's Rugby League World Cup. [4] 24 hours before flying to England for the tournament, Clark was suspended by the NSWRL for six months after an incident with former professional boxer Lauryn Eagle during a club match in the Illawarra competition. [5]

In 2014, she returned to rugby league with the Canley Heights Dragons and was selected to represent New South Wales. [6] [7]

In 2018, she joined the St George Illawarra Dragons for the inaugural NRL Women's Premiership season, playing three games. [8] In May 2019, she represented NSW City at the Women's National Championships. [9]

In 2019, she joined the Wentworthville Magpies in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dragons sign representative duo for Women's Premiership". St George Illawarra Dragons. 27 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Women's Rugby League History". NSWRL. 10 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Women just one game away from world cup glory". Daily Mercury. 13 November 2008.
  4. ↑ "Hireme to Lead Kiwi Ferns at World Cup". scoop.co.nz. 30 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "From a short fuse to leader: Teina Clark's hard road to the top". NRL. 13 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "2014 Women's Interstate Challenge". NRL. 13 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "Women's Interstate Challenge: Canley Heights Dragons". Fairfield Champion. 30 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "Southwell and Clark sign for Dragons". The Women's Game. 27 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". NRL. 22 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "NSW City ready for Grand Final rematch at Women's National Championship". NSWRL. 2 June 2019.
  11. ↑ "TEAMS: NSWRL Women's Premiership - 2020 Round 3". League Unlimited. 28 July 2020.
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