Rugby player
Clark in 1953 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | William Henry Clark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1929-11-16)16 November 1929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Motueka, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 3 June 2010(2010-06-03) (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Nelson, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Nelson College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Victoria University of Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Henry Clark (16 November 1929 – 3 June 2010) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A flanker, Clark represented Wellington at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1953 to 1956. He played 24 matches for the All Blacks including nine internationals.
Clark attended Nelson College from 1943 to 1948. He died in Nelson on 3 June 2010, aged 80.
References
- Luxford, Bob. "Bill Clark". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition
- Knight, Lindsay (6 June 2010). "Half of famous 1950s pair dies after long illness". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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