Michael Clamp (born 26 December 1961) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A wing, Clamp represented Wellington at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1984 and 1985. He played 15 matches for the All Blacks including two official internationals.[2]
Birth name | Michael Clamp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 26 December 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Hutt Valley High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Teacher [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Clamp was selected as one of the “Five players of the year” for the 1984 season, in the 1985 Rugby Almanack of New Zealand.
Of Ngāti Toa Rangatira affiliation,[3] Clamp played for New Zealand Māori between 1982 and 1988.[2]
References
edit- ^ Alderson, Andrew (16 October 2011). "Rugby World Cup: the French enigma". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Mike Clamp". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "Mike Clamp-Parata" (PDF). Tikarohia Te Marama. Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira: 10. August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2014.