Zach Dockar-Clay
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| Born | 24 April 1995[1] New Plymouth, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (13 st 10 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker, Halfback | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Zach Dockar-Clay (born 24 April 1995) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Townsville Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup. Primarily a hooker or halfback, he previously played for Hull Kingston Rovers.
Early life
Born in New Plymouth, New Zealand, Dockar-Clay is of Māori descent (from the Ngāti Porou and Te Āti Awa iwi).[4] He played his junior rugby league for the Bell Block Marist Dragons,[1] and is the great-grandson of Great Britain and England rugby league representative Alec Dockar.[5]
Playing career
Parramatta Eels
Dockar-Clay played 78 games for the Parramatta Eels in the National Youth Competition from 2012 to 2015, scoring 34 tries, kicking 40 goals and 1 field goal.[6] Dockar-Clay represented the Junior Kiwis on three occasions between 2013 and 2015, captaining the team in 2015. In June 2015, he signed a contract with the Penrith Panthers starting in 2016.[7]
Penrith Panthers
In February 2016, Dockar-Clay was selected as a member of the Panthers' squad for the 2016 Auckland Nines pre-season tournament.[8] He captained Penrith's New South Wales Cup team throughout 2016.[9] On 15 October 2016, Dockar-Clay represented the New Zealand Māori against the New Zealand Residents.[10] In February 2017, Dockar-Clay was selected to play in the 2017 Auckland Nines.[11] In March 2017, he signed with Hull Kingston Rovers until the end of 2018, effective immediately.[12]
Hull KR
Dockar-Clay made his professional rugby league debut for Hull KR on 10 April 2017 against the Swinton Lions, scoring a try.[13] He played 19 games in his first season at the club, scoring 6 tries and kicking 10 goals.
Townsville Blackhawks
In November 2017, after helping Hull KR to gain promotion to the Super League, Dockar-Clay was granted an early release from his contract and returned to Australia, signing with the Townsville Blackhawks for the 2018 season.[14]
References
- ^ a b c d "Zach Dockar-Clay". penrithpanthers.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 April 2016.
- ^ "Zach Dockar-Clay". Love Rugby League.
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Tiananga, Tamati (14 October 2016). "NZ Māori determined to spoil NZ Residents reign". Māori Television. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ Westmorland, Gareth (12 July 2017). "Zach Dockar-Clay: I'd love to remain at Hull KR long-term". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "D". NYC Database. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Panthers sign Quartet of Young Guns". penrithpanthers.com.au. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Panthers name Auckland Nines squad". NRL.com. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ Brady, Jack (2 September 2016). "Dockar-Clay survives Panthers' revolving door". NRL.com. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ Goile, Aaron (15 October 2016). "NZ Residents prove too slick for NZ Maori XIII in rugby league clash in Huntly". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "2017 Downer NRL Auckland Nines squads". NRL.com. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Dockar-Clay makes Rovers move". hullkr.co.uk. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ Gordon, James (10 April 2017). "Dockar-Clay praised after debut try for Hull KR". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Zach Dockar-Clay joines the Mendi Blackhawks". Townsville Blackhawks.