Mitch Clark (born 30 March 1993) is a New Zealand Māori international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Sheffield Eagles in the RFL Championship.
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| Born | 30 March 1993 Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He has previously played for the Penrith Panthers in the Holden Cup, Doncaster in Kingstone Press championship, and the Bradford Bulls and Hull Kingston Rovers in the Championship. He played one game at the York City Knights in 2017 on dual registration from Hull Kingston Rovers, before moving to Castleford in the top flight. He spent time on loan from the Tigers in 2018. He played one game for Halifax RLFC on dual registration in 2019. Clark also played for the Leigh Centurions in the Championship.
Background
editClark was born in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England.
He is of New Zealand heritage, however he was born in England while his father, Trevor Clark was playing for Bradford Northern after stints with Leeds Rhinos and Featherstone Rovers. He followed in his father's footsteps in 2016 when he débuted for the Bradford Bulls against Whitehaven.[citation needed]
Early career
editClark played in the Toyota Cup under-20s competition in 2012 with the Penrith Panthers before the competition was renamed the Holden Cup in 2013. He played in the 2013 Holden Cup Grand final for the Penrith Panthers over the New Zealand Warriors and scored a try in the 30-42 victory.[citation needed]
He represented the Junior Kiwis in 2013 against the Junior Kangaroos beaten 38-26 at WIN Jubilee Oval Kograh on 13 October.
Playing career
editDoncaster
editClark spent 2015 with Doncaster.[citation needed]
Bradford Bulls
editClark joined the Bradford Bulls in 2016 but did not feature in the pre-season friendlies against Castleford Tigers and Leeds Rhinos.
He played in Round 2 (Whitehaven) to Round 12 (London Broncos). Mitch played in Round 14 (Sheffield Eagles) to Round 18 (Batley Bulldogs). He featured in the Championship Shield in Game 3 (Oldham) to the Final (Sheffield Eagles). Clark played in the Challenge Cup in the 4th Round (Dewsbury Rams). He scored against Workington Town (2 tries), Leigh Centurions (1 try), Oldham (1 try) and Dewsbury Rams (1 try).[citation needed]
Hull Kingston Rovers
editMitch Clark signed a 1-year deal with the Hull Kingston Rovers for the 2017 season.[4]
Clark featured in Round 1 (Bradford Bulls) to Round 4 (Oldham).
Castleford Tigers
editIn October 2017 he signed for the Castleford Tigers on a two-year deal.[5]
Wigan Warriors
editClark moved to the Wigan Warriors ahead of the 2020 Super League season.[citation needed]
Newcastle Thunder (loan)
editOn 10 Jun 2021 it was reported that he had signed for the Newcastle Thunder in the RFL Championship on loan.[6]
Newcastle Thunder
editOn 7 Nov 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Newcastle Thunder in the RFL Championship.[7]
Baroudeurs de Pia XIII
editOn 24 Oct 2022 it was reported that he had signed for Baroudeurs de Pia XIII in the Elite One Championship.[8]
Sheffield Eagles
editOn 31 Oct 2023 it was reported that he will join Sheffield Eagles for the 2024 season on a 2-year deal.[9]
References
edit- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Bradford Bulls Website Archived 2016-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hull KR confirm captures of Bradford Bulls duo Mitch Clark and Danny Addy". Hull Daily Mail. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Confirmed - Mitch Clark leaves Hull KR to join Castleford Tigers". Hull Daily Mail. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Newcastle snap up Mitch Clark and Kyle Trout". Love Rugby League. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Wigan forward Mitch Clark makes Championship move". Love Rugby League. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Catalans Dragons centre and former Wigan Warriors prop set for French league move". Examiner.co.uk. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Former Super League prop Mitch Clark finds new club in Championship on two-year deal". Love Rugby League. 31 October 2023.
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