Clayton Friend

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Clayton Friend
Personal information
Full name Clayton Ivan Friend
Playing information
Position Scrum-half/Halfback
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
1996 Counties Manukau 17 8 0 0 32
Total 171 40 3 8 166
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Auckland
1982–91 New Zealand 24 7 0 0 27
1983–91 New Zealand Māori
Source: RLP
Clayton Ivan Friend[1] is a New Zealander professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s playing at representative level for New Zealand, and at club level for Carlisle (twice), North Sydney Bears, and Whitehaven, as a Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 7.

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.[2] 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.

International career

Friend toured with the 1985 Kiwis and the 1983 Maoris.[3]

References

  1. ↑ FRIEND, Clayton Ivan 1982 - 91 - Kiwi #563 nzleague.co.nz
  2. ↑ Coffey and Wood The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League ISBN 1-86971-090-8
  3. ↑ Merlin (01/08/1991). The Official Rugby league Collection (Card 137 of 160). Merlin. ISBN n/a

External links

New Zealand squad – 1988 Rugby League World Cup Finalists
New Zealand squad – 1989-1992 Rugby League World Cup
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