During the ANZ Championship era, she played for Northern Mystics and Southern Steel.

Her father was a member of the Samoa national rugby union team that won the gold medal at the 1963 South Pacific Games.

He also played club rugby for Suburbs and was a member of their first Gallaher Shield winning team.

His son and Sheryl's nephew, Caleb Clarke has also played rugby union for New Zealand.

[4][5][7][8][9][10] In 1995, Clarke was a member of the Auckland team that won a National Provincial Championships title.

[13][14] Between 1998 and 2007, Clarke played for Northern Force in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league.

[14][27][28][29][30] After rupturing a tendon during the 2012 season, Scanlan subsequently announced she was retiring from elite netball.

[1][2][3][5][31] In June 2000, Clarke was vice captain of the Team Pasifika selection that played New Zealand in a two match series.

The team was coached by Te Aroha Keenan and also featured Teresa Tairi, Jenny-May Coffin, Frances Solia and Vilimaina Davu.

[32][33][34] In December 1997, Clarke was included in a touring New Zealand team that played away matches against England and Wales.