Clayton Friend

Clayton Friend

Personal information
Full name	Clayton Ivan Friend
Playing information
Position	Scrum-half/Halfback
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	Manukau
1982–1984	Carlisle	23	2
1986–1989	North Sydney Bears	68	8	1	2	36
1990–1992	Carlisle	63	22	2	6	98
1992–1995	Whitehaven
1996	Counties Manukau	17	8	0	0	32
	Total	171	40	3	8	166
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	Auckland
1982–1991	New Zealand	24	7	0	0	27
1983–1991	New Zealand Māori
Source: RLP

Clayton Ivan Friend^[1] is a New Zealander former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s who at representative level has played for New Zealand, and at club level for Carlisle (twice), North Sydney Bears, and Whitehaven, playing at Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 7.

Playing career

A Manukau junior and Auckland representative, Friend played for Carlisle in 1982 and then enjoyed a long spell with North Sydney. Cut by the Bears in 1990, he joined the Ryde-Eastwood team and, along with Olsen Filipaina, helped lead them to a Grand Final win in the Metropolitan Cup.^[2] At the end of the season he moved to England and returned to Carlisle. After a stint at Whitehaven between 1992 and 1995, Friend returned home and played for the Counties Manukau Heroes in the Lion Red Cup.

International career

Friend toured with the 1985 Kiwis and the 1983 Maoris.^[3]

References

1. ^ FRIEND, Clayton Ivan 1982 - 91 - Kiwi #563 nzleague.co.nz
2. ^ Coffey and Wood The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League ISBN 1-86971-090-8
3. ^ Merlin (01/08/1991). The Official Rugby league Collection (Card 137 of 160). Merlin. ISBN n/a

External links

• Clayton Friend Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
• Friend makes British debut

Persondata
Name	Friend, Clayton
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1964
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death