Clark was born in Cromwell, Central Otago, and grew up in the small settlement of Tarras, as the second eldest of four brothers.
[3] He was capped twice by the All Blacks in the 1964 Bledisloe Cup series, at Carisbrook and Lancaster Park, with both matches won by New Zealand.
[2] A member of the Otago side that beat the 1966 British Lions, Clark's career ended the following year, as the result of a farm accident.
[2][4] Clark's cousin Kerry won a gold medal in lawn bowls at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games.
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