Daryl Clark

Daryl Clark (born 10 February 1993) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for St Helens in the Super League and England at international level.

He has previously played for Castleford Tigers and Warrington Wolves in the Super League.

Background Clark was born in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. He is of Scottish 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 Castleford, making his debut in February 2011.

Clark played in the 2014 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.

In August 2014, it was confirmed that Clark had been signed by Warrington for a fee of £185,000. In his final season with the club, he won the 2014 Steve Prescott Man of Steel award.

Warrington Wolves Clark played in the 2016 Challenge Cup final defeat against Hull F.C. at Wembley Stadium.

Clark played in the 2016 Super League Grand Final defeat against Wigan at Old Trafford.

Clark played in the 2018 Challenge Cup final defeat against Catalans Dragons at Wembley Stadium.

Clark played in the 2018 Super League Grand Final defeat against Wigan at Old Trafford.

Clark played in the 2019 Challenge Cup final victory over St Helens at Wembley Stadium. He scored Warrington's third and final try and was voted man of the match, becoming only the third to win the Lance Todd 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 club's 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 London Broncos 40–4. In round 14, Clark scored a hat-trick in the club's 52–6 victory over London at Twickenham Stoop. 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 play-off loss against Warrington.

On 8 August 2025, Clark made his 400th career appearance in St Helens' victory over Wakefield Trinity. Clark played 28 games for St Helens in the 2025 Super League season, including the club's 20–12 play-off semi-final loss against Hull Kingston Rovers. On 9 July 2026, Clark was ruled out for the remainder of the 2026 Super League season with an ankle injury.

International career In 2011, Clark was named in the Scotland squad, but did not make an appearance. After playing one match for England Knights in 2012, Clark confirmed he would no longer be putting himself forward to play for Scotland, as he would prefer to play for England.

He then made his debut 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 Clark scored his first test try in England's 40–6 win.

He was selected in the England 9s squad for the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.

He was selected in squad for the 2019 Great Britain Lions tour of the Southern Hemisphere.

Statistics

+ Appearances and points in all competitions by year Club Season Tier Castleford Tigers 2011 Super League 21 9 0 0 36 2012 Super League 15 4 0 0 16 2013 Super League 28 8 0 0 32 2014 Super League 30 16 0 0 64 Total 94 37 0 0 148 Warrington Wolves 2015 Super League 32 6 0 0 24 2016 Super League 32 10 0 0 40 2017 Super League 24 3 0 0 12 2018 Super League 34 5 0 0 20 2019 Super League 32 9 0 0 36 2020 Super League 18 4 0 0 16 2021 Super League 19 6 0 0 24 2022 Super League 25 5 0 0 20 2023 Super League 27 4 0 0 16 Total 243 52 0 0 208 St Helens 2024 Super League 24 8 0 0 32 2025 Super League 28 5 0 0 20 2026 Super League 5 3 0 0 12 Total 57 16 0 0 64 Career total 394 105 0 0 420