Clayton Friend

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Clayton Ivan Friend
Born
Thursday, 22nd March, 1962
Current Age
62 years and 6 days
Place Of Birth
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Known Family Links

Cousin
Dean Bell

Biography

Friend, who made his debut for NZ in 1982 and played in two upset wins over Australia (1985 and 1987), joined Norths in 1986 and was second runner-up in the 'Dally M' Awards the following year. He seemed to lose his way in the early 1990s; cut from Norths, he played for Ryde-Eastwood in the Metropolitan Cup and Carlisle in England before returning to Auckland. In a stunning comeback in 1991, he was selected as a reserve for the Test series against Australia and had a great game in the Kiwi's shock First Test win when he came on to replace Gary Freeman. Friend later returned to England to play for Whitehaven (1992-95).
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Tour Matches New Zealand 18 4 -   - 15 14 3 1 77.78% List
English Championship 14 1 -   - 3 1 13 0 7.14% List
Lancashire Cup 9 4 -   - 14 4 4 1 44.44% List
Regal Trophy 8 3 -   - 12 4 4 0 50.00% List
UK Second Division 110 41 3   10 180 58 46 6 52.73% List
Test Series 16 6 -   - 24 10 5 1 62.50% List
World Cup 8 3 -   - 12 5 2 1 62.50% List
NRL 68 8 1   2 36 27 38 3 39.71% List
National Panasonic Cup 4 4 -   - 16 2 2 0 50.00% List
Challenge Cup 10 3 -   1 13 5 5 0 50.00% List
UK Third Division 21 14 -   - 56 15 6 0 71.43% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
New Zealand 1982-85, 1987-89, 1991 24 7 -   - 27 16 7 1 66.67% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
New Zealand 1982-1991 8 3 -   - 12 5 2 1 62.50% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
North Sydney NSWRL 1986 16 - -   - - 8 8 0 50.00% List
North Sydney NSWRL 1987 23 4 1 / 1 100.00% - 18 10 13 0 43.48% List
North Sydney NSWRL 1988 17 3 -   - 12 7 8 2 41.18% List
North Sydney NSWRL 1989 12 1 -   2 6 2 9 1 16.67% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
North Sydney 1986-89 68 8 1 / 1 100.00% 2 36 27 38 3 39.71% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Carlisle 1982/83 20 3 -   - 9 4 15 1 20.00% List
Carlisle 1983/84 2 1 -   - 4 1 1 0 50.00% List
Carlisle 1990/91 30 5 -   3 23 16 12 2 53.33% List
Carlisle 1991/92 30 17 2   3 75 12 17 1 40.00% List
Carlisle 1992/93 2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List
Whitehaven 1992/93 23 14 -   - 56 15 8 0 65.22% List
Whitehaven 1993/94 31 8 1   2 36 16 12 3 51.61% List
Whitehaven 1994/95 34 18 -   3 75 23 11 0 67.65% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Carlisle 1982-83, 1990-92 84 26 2   6 111 33 47 4 39.29% List
Whitehaven 1992-94 88 40 1   5 167 54 31 3 61.36% List
Overall1982-1995 172 66 3   11 278 87 78 7 50.58% List

Your Say

  • Mike Naylor
    08/07/2022

    Brilliant laal player used to love watching Clayton and Reg Dunn at Whitehaven!

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Contributions: AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Alan Katzmann, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Bill Bates, Tim Costello

Sources: NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1989-90, Match Video, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1983-84, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1993-94, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1994-95, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1995-96, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1992-93, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1991-92, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1984-85