David Clark (rugby union)
David Clark (born Toowoomba, 18 February 1940) is a former Australian rugby union footballer and a current coach.
Clark played for GPS Old Boys, from 1957 to 1976, and 27 times for Queensland. He was director of coaching of Queensland, from 1978 to 1988. He was twice called for Australia in 1962 and 1963, but was never capped.
He was Director and Head Coach of Rugby at the Australian Institute for Sport in Canberra, before moving to Canada. He moved there in 1996 to lead the Commonwealth Centre for Sports Development (PacificSport) rugby programme in Victoria, British Columbia.
Clark was nominated the first professional head coach of Canada, after the 1999 Rugby World Cup finals. He was controversially sacked on 1 August 2001, but his players launched a strike that eventually reinstated him as head coach of Canada, in November 2001. Clark, at the 2003 Rugby World Cup finals, achieved a 24-7 win over Tonga, as their only triumph.
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Preceded by Pat Parfrey |
Canada National Rugby Union Coach 2000-2003 |
Succeeded by Ric Suggitt |
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