Sarina Clark

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.

Sarina Clark
Personal information
Born (1981-11-11) 11 November 1981
Auckland, New Zealand
Height153 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Weight69 kg (10 st 12 lb)
Playing information
PositionFullback, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018 New Zealand Warriors 3 1 0 0 4
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2006–17 New Zealand
2020 Māori All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
Source: RLP
As of 11 October 2020

Primarily a fullback, she is a former New Zealand representative captain.

Playing career

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
  1. "Waterview Laundromat local Q&A – Sarina Clark". Kiwi League Central. 11 January 2019.
  2. "Kiwi Ferns to play at the Auckland Nines event". Stuff.co.nz. 16 September 2014.
  3. "Warriors bolstered by Clark's remarkable return". Newsroom.co.nz. 10 August 2018.
  4. "NZRL Awards". NZRL.
  5. "Kiwi Ferns still hurting from 2013 defeat". NRL. 16 September 2016.
  6. "End of era for Kiwi Ferns". NZ Warriors. 15 July 2013.
  7. "Motherhood and jet lag no worries for Clark". NRL. 21 September 2018.
  8. "Taumalolo, Fiso recognised at RLPA Awards". Kiwi League Central. 13 September 2019.
  9. "Vodafone Warriors unveil NRL women's premiership squad". NZ Warriors. 1 August 2018.
  10. "Dragons keep Grand Final dream alive". Illawarra Mercury. 15 September 2018.
  11. "Mix of old and new in women's Team of the Decade". NRL. 21 January 2020.
  12. "Vodafone Warriors line up for All-Stars". NZ Warriors. 29 January 2020.
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