Tim Clark (born 5 January 1979) is an Australian former professional

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player. An Eastern Suburbs scrum-half, Clark made four appearances off the bench for the

New South Wales Waratahs The New South Wales Waratahs ( or ;), often referred to as the Waratahs, are an Australian professional rugby union team based in Sydney that represents the majority of New South Wales in the Super Rugby Pacific competition. The Waratahs play t ...

during the

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as Chris Whitaker's understudy. He didn't receive a contract beyond 2003 and made a switch to

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, becoming captain of Australia for the

2004–05 World Sevens Series The 2004–05 Sevens World Series was the sixth edition of the global circuit for men's national rugby sevens teams, organised by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000. The defending series champions New Zealand retained their title by ...

. Clark relocated to France in 2005 and had two seasons in the

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competition with

CA Brive Club Athlétique Brive Corrèze Limousin, also referred to as CA Brive, Brive () or CAB, is a French professional rugby union club based in Brive-la-Gaillarde, in the Corrèze, Corrèze department. Brive is a historical member of French rugby un ...

, before taking on a player-coach role at

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, where he remained for several years.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Tim 1979 births Living people Australian rugby union players Australia international rugby sevens players Male rugby sevens players New South Wales Waratahs players Eastern Suburbs RUFC players Rugby union scrum-halves Australian expatriate rugby union players in France CA Brive players USA Limoges players

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