Daryl Clark (born 10 February 1993) is an English professional

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footballer who plays as a for St Helens in the

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and

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at international level. He has previously played for the

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and

Warrington Wolves Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England. They play home games at the Halliwell Jones Stadium and compete in Super League, the top tier of British rugby league system, British rugby league. Warringto ...

Background

Clark was born in

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. He is of

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descent. He attended Airedale High School and played amateur rugby for Fryston Warriors.

Playing career

Castleford Tigers

Clark started his professional career with hometown club

, making his début in February 2011. He made 21 appearances in his first season at the club, and was rewarded with a five-year contract. Clark played in the 2014 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the

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Warrington Wolves

In August 2014, it was confirmed that Clark had been signed by

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for a fee of £185,000. In his final season with the club, he won the 2014 Steve Prescott Man of Steel award. Clark played in the 2016 Challenge Cup Final defeat against

Hull F.C. Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Hull play their home games at the MKM Stadium and compete in Super League, the ...

. Clark played in the

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defeat against

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. Clark played in the 2018 Challenge Cup Final defeat against the

Catalans Dragons The Catalans Dragons (French language, French: ''Dragons Catalans'', Catalan language, Catalan: ''Dracs Catalans'') are a professional rugby league club from Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales department, France. Despite being based in France the ...

. Clark played in the

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defeat against

. Clark played in the 2019 Challenge Cup Final victory over St. Helens at

. He scored Warrington's third and final try and was voted

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becoming only the third to win the trophy On 26 July 2023, Clark signed a three-year deal to join St Helens starting in 2024. Clark played 25 games for Warrington in the 2023 Super League season as Warrington finished sixth on the table and qualified for the playoffs. Clark played in the clubs elimination playoff loss against his future club St Helens.

St Helens

In round 1 of the 2024 Super League season, Clark made his club debut for St Helens and scored a try as they defeated the newly promoted

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40-4. In round 14, Clark scored a

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in the clubs 52-6 victory over London at the

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. Clark played 22 matches for St Helens in the 2024 Super League season which saw the club finish sixth on the table. Clark played in St Helens golden point extra-time playoff loss against Warrington.

International career

In 2011, Clark was named in the

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squad, but did not make an appearance. After playing one match for

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in 2012, Clark confirmed he would no longer be putting himself forward to play for Scotland, as he would prefer to play for

. He then made his début for England in the 2014 Four Nations tournament in Australia. In October 2016, Clark was selected in England's 2016 Four Nations squad. Before the tournament, England played a test match against France in which saw Clark score his first ever test try in England's 40–6 win. He was selected in

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squad for the

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. He was selected in squad for the

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of the Southern Hemisphere.

References

External links

Warrington Wolves profileSL profileProfile at castigers.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Daryl 1993 births Living people 21st-century English sportsmen Castleford Tigers players Combined Nationalities rugby league team players England Knights national rugby league team players England national rugby league team players English people of Scottish descent English rugby league players Great Britain national rugby league team players Lance Todd Trophy winners Rugby league hookers Rugby league players from Castleford St Helens R.F.C. players Warrington Wolves players