Des Clark
Des Clark (born 4 March 1972) is an Australian former rugby league footballer. A journeyman second-row or prop, he played for the North Sydney Bears, Balmain Tigers, Gold Coast Chargers, Halifax Blue Sox, St. Helens and North Queensland Cowboys during his seven-year career.
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| Full name | Des Clark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 March 1972 Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Originally from Toowoomba, Queensland, Clark joined the Western Suburbs Magpies in 1991 but did not play first grade for the club. In 1993, Clark joined the North Sydney Bears. In Round 5 of the 1994 NSWRL season Clark made his first grade debut in the Bears' 36–8 win over the Gold Coast Seagulls.[2] Later that season, Clark made a mid-year switch to the Balmain Tigers, playing 10 games for them that season.[3]
In 1995, Clark joined the Gold Coast Seagulls (and later Chargers), playing 27 games for the club over three seasons. In 1997, Clark played in the Chargers' first finals series, scoring a try in their major qualifying final loss to the Sydney City Roosters.[4]
In 1998, he signed with the Halifax Blue Sox for the 1998 Super League season. Clark played 27 games for Halifax that season, scoring five tries.[5] Clark played 24 games for Halifax in the 1999 season, before making a late season move to St. Helens. He left St Helens during their run to the Grand Final to join French club AS Carcassonne.[6][7]
In 2000, Clark returned to Australia, playing two games for the North Queensland Cowboys.
Statistics
NSWRL/ARL/NRL
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2000 season[1]
| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 |  North Sydney |
1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 |  Balmain |
13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 |  Gold Coast |
3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | Gold Coast |
12 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 1997 | Gold Coast |
12 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2000 |  North Queensland |
2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career totals | 43 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 | |
References
- Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Des Clark - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "NSWRL 1994 - Round 5 - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "NSWRL 1994 - Round 10 - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "ARL 1997 - Major Qualif - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- "Rugby League: Powell turns game for Halifax". Independent.co.uk.
- "Quand l'AS Carcassonne renaît de ses cendres". Ladepeche.fr.