Gary Clarke

Gary Clarke is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in the 1968 World Cup. He was first selected for the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1966, coming off the bench in the second test against the Great Britain tourists. In 1969 he was selected for the South Island in the inter-island match.

Coaching career Clarke was Papanui's player-coach when they won the 1971 and 1972 Canterbury championships. He assisted Woolston in 1973 and later was the head coach of Sydenham in 1977 and 1978.

In 1975 he was the coach of Canterbury. He was a Canterbury selector between 1974 and 1983. He also served as a New Zealand selector between 1983 and 1984.