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Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 11 November 1981|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 153 cm (5 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 69 kg (10 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Fullback, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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RLP As of 11 October 2020 |
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.
Primarily a fullback, she is a former New Zealand representative captain.
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]