Stan Clark

For other people with similar names, see Stanley Clarke (disambiguation).

Stanley Clark (1907–1958) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand.

Stan Clark

Personal information
Full name	Stanley Clark
Born	1907 (1907) New Zealand
Died	21 October 1958(1958-10-21) (aged 50–51)
Playing information
Weight	14 st 2 lb (198 lb; 90 kg)
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1926–28 Parnell 39 0 0 0 0 1929–36 City Rovers 79 13 0 0 39 Total 118 13 0 0 39 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1930–34 Auckland 15 4 0 0 12 1930–32 New Zealand 9 (1) 2 0 0 6 1930–34 North Island 2 0 0 0 0
Source: As of 28 August, 2020

Playing career

Stan Clark began his senior rugby league career with the Parnell club. He played in their top side in 1927 and 28 which was in the Senior B grade, effectively the 2nd division. At the start of the 1929 season he was granted a transfer to the City Rovers club where he made his debut at the opening match of the season.

Clark represented Auckland, playing against Northland in 1930. In 1930, Clark was selected as part of the New Zealand national rugby league team side that toured Australia. The team did not play in any test matches but Clark became Kiwi number 205.

During the 1932 season, Clark played for Auckland against the touring Great Britain Lions. He then played for New Zealand in his only test match, which was lost 18–20 at Carlaw Park.