Clayton Friend

Clayton Friend
Personal information
Full nameClayton Ivan Friend
Born (1962-03-22) 22 March 1962 (age 62)
Auckland, New Zealand
Playing information
PositionHalfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Manukau
1982–84 Carlisle 23 2
1986–89 North Sydney Bears 68 8 1 2 36
1990–92 Carlisle 63 22 2 6 98
1992–95 Whitehaven 39 9 11 2
1996 Counties Manukau 17 8 0 0 32
Total 210 49 14 10 166
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Auckland
1982–91 New Zealand 24 7 0 0 27
1983–91 New Zealand Māori
Source: [1]

Clayton Ivan Friend[2] (born 1964) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for New Zealand, and at club level for Carlisle (two spells), North Sydney Bears and Whitehaven, as a scrum-half.

Playing career

A Manukau junior and Auckland representative, Friend played for Carlisle in 1982 and then enjoyed a long spell with North Sydney. Cut by the Bears in 1990, he joined the Ryde-Eastwood team and, along with Olsen Filipaina, helped lead them to a Grand Final win in the Metropolitan Cup.[3] At the end of the season he moved to England and returned to Carlisle. After a stint at Whitehaven between 1992 and 1995, Friend returned home and played for the Counties Manukau Heroes in the Lion Red Cup.[citation needed]

International career

Friend toured with the 1982 and 1985 Kiwis and toured the United Kingdom in 1983 with the New Zealand Māori side.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ FRIEND, Clayton Ivan 1982–91 – Kiwi #563 Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
  3. ^ Coffey and Wood The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League ISBN 1-86971-090-8
  4. ^ "New Zealand Māori league team, 1983 – Māori rugby – whutupaoro – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand".
  5. ^ Merlin (1 August 1991). The Official Rugby league Collection (Card 137 of 160). Merlin. ISBN n/a