Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Sunday, 16th May, 1971
- Current Age
- 54 years and 318 days
- Place Of Birth
- Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Test Series
- New Zealand vs Great Britain 1992, Great Britain vs New Zealand 1993
- English Championship
- 1990/1991, 1991/1992, 1992/1993, 1993/1994, 1994/1995
- Premiership Trophy
- 1991/1992, 1993/1994, 1994/1995
- Challenge Cup
- 1989/1990, 1990/1991, 1991/1992, 1992/1993, 1993/1994, 1994/1995
- Regal Trophy
- 1989/1990, 1992/1993, 1994/1995
- Lancashire Cup
- 1992/1993
- World Club Challenge
- 1991, 1994
Known Family Links
- Father
- Colin Clarke
Biography
Great Britain Test skipper, a dynamic back-rower, suffered a broken neck in Easts’ 40-2 defeat of North Queensland in the second match of the 1996 season. While Clarke recovered from the injury, his career was over.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Additional Notes
Born Blackrod, Bolton.
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 22 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 63.64% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| World Cup | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.14% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Great Britain | - | 23 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 65.22% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Wigan Warriors | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | 2 | 11 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.55% | List | ||||
| European Championship | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| ARL Premiership (NRL) | - | 12 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.33% | List | ||||
| Club Career - UK | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| English Championship | 5 | 95 | 19 | - | - | 76 | 79 | 14 | 2 | 83.16% | List | ||||
| Premiership Trophy | 3 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 2 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | 6 | 23 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 95.65% | List | ||||
| Regal Trophy | 3 | 15 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 86.67% | List | ||||
| Yorkshire Cup | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Lancashire Cup | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| UK Top Division | - | 95 | 19 | - | - | 76 | 79 | 14 | 2 | 83.16% | List | ||||
| UK Second Division | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| Other | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| World Club Challenge | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 197 | 30 | - | - | 120 | 175 | 51 | 4 | 88.83% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Great Britain | 1990, 1992-94 | 16 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 62.50% | List | ||||
| England | 1992, 1995 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1990-1995 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 63.64% | List | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Great Britain | 1990, 1992 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| England | 1992-1995 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1990-1995 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.14% | List | ||||
ARL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Sydney City | ARL 1995 | 10 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Sydney City | ARL 1996 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
ARL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Sydney | 1995-96 | 12 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.33% | List | ||||
English Career - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Batley | 1984/85 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 0 | 20.00% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1988/89 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1989/90 | 18 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 88.89% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1990/91 | 19 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 110.53% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1991/92 | 25 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 128.00% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1991/92 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 200.00% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1992/93 | 33 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 124.24% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1992/93 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1993/94 | 27 | 7 | - | - | 28 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 118.52% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1994/95 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 200.00% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1994/95 | 25 | 7 | - | - | 28 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 128.00% | List | ||||
English Career - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Batley | 1984 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20.00% | List | ||||
| Wigan | 1988-94 | 151 | 23 | - | - | 92 | 129 | 18 | 4 | 85.43% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1984-1995 | 156 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 130 | 22 | 4 | 83.33% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, AJ Lucantonio, Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Max Turner, Cymru RL, Bill Bates, Alan Katzmann, Tim Costello
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club
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