Clayton Friend

Clayton Friend

Personal information
Full name	Clayton Ivan Friend
Born	1964 (age 51–52)
Playing information
Position	Scrum-half/Halfback
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	Manukau
1982–84	Carlisle	23	2
1986–89	North Sydney Bears	68	8	1	2	36
1990–92	Carlisle	63	22	2	6	98
1992–95	Whitehaven
1996	Counties Manukau	17	8	0	0	32
	Total	171	40	3	8	166
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	Auckland
1982–91	New Zealand	24	7	0	0	27
1983–91	New Zealand Māori
Source: RLP

Clayton Ivan Friend^[1] (born 1964) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s playing at representative level for New Zealand, and at club level for Carlisle (twice), North Sydney Bears, and Whitehaven, as a Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 7.

Playing career

A Manukau junior and Auckland representative, Friend played for Carlisle in 1982 and then enjoyed a long spell with North Sydney. Cut by the Bears in 1990, he joined the Ryde-Eastwood team and, along with Olsen Filipaina, helped lead them to a Grand Final win in the Metropolitan Cup.^[2] At the end of the season he moved to England and returned to Carlisle. After a stint at Whitehaven between 1992 and 1995, Friend returned home and played for the Counties Manukau Heroes in the Lion Red Cup.

International career

Friend toured with the 1982 and 1985 Kiwis and toured the United Kingdom in 1983 with the New Zealand Māori side.^[3][4]

References

1. FRIEND, Clayton Ivan 1982–91 – Kiwi #563 nzleague.co.nz
2. Coffey and Wood The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League ISBN 1-86971-090-8
3. "New Zealand Māori league team, 1983 – Māori rugby – whutupaoro – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand".
4. Merlin (1 August 1991). The Official Rugby league Collection (Card 137 of 160). Merlin. ISBN n/a

External links

• Clayton Friend Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
• Friend makes British debut