Sarina Clark
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| Born | 11 November 1981 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 153 cm (5 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (10 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP As of 11 October 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sarina Clark (born Sarina Fiso;[1] 11 November 1981) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Primarily a fullback, she is a former New Zealand representative captain.
Playing career
[edit]Of Māori and Samoan descent, Clark first represented New Zealand in 2006 while playing for the Manurewa Marlins.[2]
In 2008, she was a member of New Zealand's World Cup-winning side.[3] In 2010, she was named the NZRL Women's Player of the Year. She won the award for a second time in 2016.[4]
In 2013, Clark represented New Zealand at the 2013 Women's Rugby League World Cup, starting at fullback in their final loss to Australia.[5][6] In 2017, Clark missed out on playing in her third World Cup due to pregnancy.[7] On 13 September 2017, she was named the RLPA New Zealand Women's Player of the Year.[8]
On 1 August 2018, Clark was named in the inaugural New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership squad.[9] She played three game at centre in the 2018 NRL Women's season, scoring a try in the Warriors' 10–22 loss to the St George Illawarra Dragons.[10]
On 21 January 2020, she was named on the wing in NRL.com's Women's Team of the Decade.[11] On 22 February 2020, she started at halfback for the Māori All Stars in their 4–10 loss to the Indigenous All Stars.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Waterview Laundromat local Q&A – Sarina Clark". Kiwi League Central. 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Kiwi Ferns to play at the Auckland Nines event". Stuff.co.nz. 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Warriors bolstered by Clark's remarkable return". Newsroom.co.nz. 10 August 2018.
- ^ "NZRL Awards". NZRL.
- ^ "Kiwi Ferns still hurting from 2013 defeat". NRL. 16 September 2016.
- ^ "End of era for Kiwi Ferns". NZ Warriors. 15 July 2013.
- ^ "Motherhood and jet lag no worries for Clark". NRL. 21 September 2018.
- ^ "Taumalolo, Fiso recognised at RLPA Awards". Kiwi League Central. 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Vodafone Warriors unveil NRL women's premiership squad". NZ Warriors. 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Dragons keep Grand Final dream alive". Illawarra Mercury. 15 September 2018.
- ^ "Mix of old and new in women's Team of the Decade". NRL. 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Vodafone Warriors line up for All-Stars". NZ Warriors. 29 January 2020.