Clayton Ivan Friend (born 1964) is a New Zealand former professional

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footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for

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, and at club level for

Carlisle Carlisle ( , ; from ) is a city in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. Carlisle's early history is marked by the establishment of a settlement called Luguvalium to serve forts along Hadrian's Wall in Roman Britain. Due to its pro ...

(two spells),

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and

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, as a .

Playing career

Manukau Manukau (), or Manukau Central, is a suburb of South Auckland, New Zealand, centred on the Manukau City Centre business district. It is located 23 kilometres south of the Auckland Central Business District, west of the Southern Motorway, ...

junior and

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representative, Friend played for

in 1982 and then enjoyed a long spell with

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. Cut by the

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in 1990, he joined the Ryde-Eastwood team and, along with

Olsen Filipaina Olsen Orekewa Filipaina (23 April 1957 – 10 February 2022) was a professional rugby league footballer who represented both New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand and Samoa national rugby league team, Western Samoa. He played for t ...

, helped lead them to a Grand Final win in the Metropolitan Cup.Coffey and Wood ''The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League'' At the end of the season he moved to England and returned to Carlisle. After a stint at

between 1992 and 1995, Friend returned home and played for the

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in the

Lion Red Cup The Lion Red Cup was a New Zealand domestic rugby league competition that ran from 1994 to 1996 sponsored by brewers Lion Nathan. It was created due to the increase in public awareness of domestic rugby league due to the Auckland Warriors being a ...

International career

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

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(1 August 1991). ''The Official Rugby league Collection (Card 137 of 160)''.

. ISBN n/a

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Friend makes British debut
{{DEFAULTSORT:Friend, Clayton 1962 births Living people Auckland rugby league team players Carlisle RLFC players Counties Manukau rugby league team players Manukau Magpies players New Zealand Māori rugby league players New Zealand Māori rugby league team players New Zealand national rugby league team players New Zealand rugby league players North Sydney Bears players People educated at Onehunga High School Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league players from Auckland Whitehaven R.L.F.C. players