Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Clayton Ivan Friend
- Born
- Thursday, 22nd March, 1962
- Current Age
- 64 years and 7 days
- Place Of Birth
- Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Test Series
- New Zealand vs Great Britain 1984, Great Britain vs New Zealand 1985, France vs New Zealand 1985, New Zealand vs France 1991
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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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 24 | 7 | - | - | 27 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| World Cup | - | 8 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 62.50% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | New Zealand | - | 24 | 7 | - | - | 26 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 66.67% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Auckland | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
| Test Series | 4 | 17 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 58.82% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRL Premiership (NRL) | - | 68 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 27 | 38 | 3 | 39.71% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | - | 6 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Club Career - UK | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| English Championship | - | 14 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 7.14% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup | - | 10 | 3 | - | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Regal Trophy | - | 8 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Lancashire Cup | - | 9 | 4 | - | - | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 44.44% | List | ||||
| UK Top Division | - | 14 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 7.14% | List | ||||
| UK Second Division | - | 110 | 41 | 3 | 10 | 180 | 58 | 46 | 6 | 52.73% | List | ||||
| UK Third Division | - | 21 | 14 | - | - | 56 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 71.43% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 145 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 124 | 92 | 91 | 8 | 63.45% | List | |||||
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 | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Auckland | 1984-85, 1992 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - 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 | ||||
NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - 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 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 35.00% | List | ||||
| Carlisle | 1983/84 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Carlisle | 1990/91 | 30 | 5 | - | 3 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 53.33% | List | ||||
| Carlisle | 1991/92 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 75 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 46.67% | List | ||||
| Carlisle | 1992/93 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Whitehaven | 1992/93 | 23 | 14 | - | - | 56 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 65.22% | List | ||||
| Whitehaven | 1993/94 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 61.29% | List | ||||
| Whitehaven | 1994/95 | 34 | 18 | - | 3 | 75 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 82.35% | 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 | ||||
| Overall | 1982-1995 | 172 | 66 | 3 | 11 | 278 | 87 | 78 | 7 | 50.58% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, AJ Lucantonio, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Tony McCarron, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Bill Bates, Tim Costello, Darren Andrews
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Match Video, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club
Your Say
08/07/2022
Brilliant laal player used to love watching Clayton and Reg Dunn at Whitehaven!
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