Craig Clarke
| Full name | Craig Brian James Clarke | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 August 1983 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Masterton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Gisborne Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Canterbury University | ||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Veree Clarke | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2013–2014 | Connacht | 14 | (0) |
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Correct as of 5 January 2014
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| Provincial/State sides | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2005–2006 2007–2012 |
Canterbury Taranaki |
12 69 |
(10) (5) |
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Correct as of 20 October 2012
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| Super Rugby | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2005–2006 2008 2009–2013 |
Crusaders Hurricanes Chiefs |
3 13 71 |
(0) (0) (10) |
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Correct as of 4 August 2013
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| National team(s) | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 2009 | Junior All Blacks | 2 | (5) |
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Correct as of 23 June 2009
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Craig Brian James Clarke (born 1 August 1983) is a retired rugby union player from New Zealand. He played as a lock during his career, winning two Super Rugby titles with the Chiefs where he served as captain. He also captained Taranaki in the ITM Cup. Before his retirement he was playing for the Irish provincial team Connacht in the Pro 12, and served as the team captain. Clarke's ability to anticipate play and adaptability to the referee's rulings are two of his key attributes.
Born in the Wairarapa, Clarke grew up in Poverty Bay, where he attended Gisborne Boys' High School. He had originally moved to Canterbury on a scholarship to the Canterbury Rugby Union and to Canterbury University to study geology. He made his debut for Canterbury in a Ranfurly Shield match against Marlborough.
During Clarke's domestic career he has reached the quarter-finals of New Zealand's National Provincial Championship on three occasions, once with Canterbury in the 2006 season, and twice with Taranaki in their 2007 and 2008 campaigns. He has also played in two semi-finals, again with Canterbury and Taranaki in 2005 and 2012 respectively, but has never played in a final. He became a Crusaders Wider Training Group member in 2005, making his Super 12 debut against the Reds, he went on to gain two more caps later that year. In 2007 he again made the Crusaders Wider Training Group which only prompted a move to the Hurricanes. Clarke was capped 13 times for the Hurricanes in 2008, including seven starts at lock.
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