Trent Clayton

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Trent Clayton
Personal information
Born (1981-05-24) 24 May 1981 (age 43)
North Sydney, NSW, Australia
Playing information
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Position Wing, Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2001 Sydney Roosters 52008
2003 Wests Tigers 72008
2003–04 Penrith Panthers 640016
2005–08 Toulouse Olympique 98000
Total27160032
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2004 NSW Residents 11004
2008 France 10000
Source: [1] [2]

Trent Clayton (born 24 May 1981) is a former French international [1] rugby league footballer. He played for Toulouse Olympique in the Elite One Championship. He primarily played on the wing. He had previously played for the Sydney Roosters, Wests Tigers and Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League.

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Background

Clayton was born in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Playing career

Clayton played for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the 1998 Queensland Cup. [3]

Clayton was originally named in the France training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup but was removed after failing eligibility criteria. [4] [5]

In 2009, Clayton returned to Australia to play for Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup.

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References

  1. 1 2 Trent Clayton Rugby League Project
  2. NRL Stats [ permanent dead link ]
  3. Round 22: 15, 16 August Archived 17 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine queensland.rleague.com
  4. "France dominated by Dragons". Sky Sports. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  5. Andre Grimaux (13 August 2008). "Clayton axed from Cup team". Northern Times. Archived from the original on 18 August 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2008.