Teina Clark
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| Born | 27 October 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five Eight, Lock, Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teina Clark (born 27 October 1988) is a New Zealand-born Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Wentworthville Magpies in the NSWRL Women's Premiership 2019 - 2021 seasons.
She is an Australian and New South Wales representative and played for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Playing career
[edit]Born in Ngaruawahia, New Zealand, Clark played her junior rugby league for Turangawaewae before moving to Australia.[1] Clark has represented Australian 2008 - 2011. Representing New South Wales from years 2006 - 2011, 2014. In 2013, Clark, was selected for the New Zealand Kiwi Ferns for the 2013 World Cup. To make her representative debut for New Zealand. An off field altercation involving another played. Clark received a 6 month suspension handed down by New South Wales that stopped Clark to debut for New Zealand.
In 2006, Clark made her debut for New South Wales.[2] In 2007, she made her debut for Australia. In 2008, she represented Australia at the World Cup.[3]
In 2013, Clark switched her international allegiance to her native New Zealand and was selected in the Kiwi Ferns squad for the 2013 Women's Rugby League World Cup.[4] 24 hours before flying to England for the tournament, Clark was suspended by the NSWRL for six months after an incident with former professional boxer Lauryn Eagle during a club match in the Illawarra competition.[5]
In 2014, she returned to rugby league with the Canley Heights Dragons and was selected to represent New South Wales.[6][7]
In 2018, she joined the St George Illawarra Dragons for the inaugural NRL Women's Premiership season, playing three games.[8] In May 2019, she represented NSW City at the Women's National Championships.[9]
In 2019, she joined the Wentworthville Magpies in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dragons sign representative duo for Women's Premiership". St George Illawarra Dragons. 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Women's Rugby League History". NSWRL. 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Women just one game away from world cup glory". Daily Mercury. 13 November 2008.
- ^ "Hireme to Lead Kiwi Ferns at World Cup". scoop.co.nz. 30 April 2013.
- ^ "From a short fuse to leader: Teina Clark's hard road to the top". NRL. 13 August 2018.
- ^ "2014 Women's Interstate Challenge". NRL. 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Women's Interstate Challenge: Canley Heights Dragons". Fairfield Champion. 30 July 2014.
- ^ "Southwell and Clark sign for Dragons". The Women's Game. 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Line-ups named for Women's National Championships". NRL. 22 May 2019.
- ^ "NSW City ready for Grand Final rematch at Women's National Championship". NSWRL. 2 June 2019.
- ^ "TEAMS: NSWRL Women's Premiership - 2020 Round 3". League Unlimited. 28 July 2020.
External links
[edit]- 1988 births
- Living people
- 21st-century New Zealand sportswomen
- Australia women's national rugby league team players
- New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin Women players
- New Zealand emigrants to Australia
- New Zealand female rugby league players
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league players from Waikato
- St. George Illawarra Dragons (NRLW) players
- Women's All Stars players