Bill Clark (rugby union)

Bill Clark

Clark (right) with Ron Jarden, Lancaster Park, 1956
Full name	William Henry Clark
Date of birth	16 November 1929
Place of birth	Motueka, New Zealand
Date of death	3 June 2010 (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
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Flanker
New Zealand No.	549
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
	Victoria University
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1950–58	Wellington
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1953–56	New Zealand	9	(9)

William Henry "Bill" 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.^[1]

Clark attended Nelson College from 1943 to 1948.^[2] He died in Nelson on 3 June 2010, aged 80.^[3]

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.