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Mike Clamp

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Mike Clamp
Birth nameMichael Clamp
Date of birth (1961-12-26) 26 December 1961 (age 62)
Place of birthWellington, New Zealand
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
SchoolHutt Valley High School
Occupation(s)Teacher [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1988–93 Biarritz Olympique ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1983–88 Wellington 86 (284)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1982–88 New Zealand Māori
1984–85 New Zealand 2 (4)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
1984–86 New Zealand 7s

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]

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

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  1. ^ Alderson, Andrew (16 October 2011). "Rugby World Cup: the French enigma". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Mike Clamp". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Mike Clamp-Parata" (PDF). Tikarohia Te Marama. Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira: 10. August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
Awards
Preceded by Tom French Memorial
Māori rugby union player of the year

1984
Succeeded by