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Bill Clark (rugby union)

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NZ international rugby union player

Rugby player
Bill Clark
Clark in 1953
Birth nameWilliam Henry Clark
Date of birth(1929-11-16)16 November 1929
Place of birthMotueka, New Zealand
Date of death3 June 2010(2010-06-03) (aged 80)
Place of deathNelson, New Zealand
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
SchoolNelson College
UniversityVictoria University of Wellington
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Victoria University ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1950–58 Wellington ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1953–56 New Zealand 9 (9)

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

  1. Luxford, Bob. "Bill Clark". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  2. Nelson College Old Boys' Register, 1856–2006, 6th edition
  3. 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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