Zach Dockar-Clay

Zach Dockar-Clay (born 24 April 1995) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles in the Canterbury Cup NSW. Primarily a hooker or halfback, he previously played for Hull Kingston Rovers.

Zach Dockar-Clay
Personal information
Born (1995-04-24) 24 April 1995[1]
New Plymouth, New Zealand
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb)[1]
Playing information
PositionHalfback, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017 Hull Kingston Rovers 19 6 10 0 44
As of 31 October 2017
Source: [2][3]

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 is the great-grandson of Great Britain and England rugby league representative Alec Dockar.[5]

He played his junior rugby league for the Bell Block Marist Dragons.[1]

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]

Blacktown Workers

In 2019, Dockar-Clay signed a contract to join Canterbury Cup NSW side the Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles.[15]

References
  1. "Zach Dockar-Clay". penrithpanthers.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 April 2016.
  2. "Zach Dockar-Clay". Love Rugby League.
  3. Rugby League Project
  4. Tiananga, Tamati (14 October 2016). "NZ Māori determined to spoil NZ Residents reign". Māori Television. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  5. 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.
  6. "D". NYC Database. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  7. "Panthers sign Quartet of Young Guns". penrithpanthers.com.au. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  8. "Panthers name Auckland Nines squad". NRL.com. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  9. Brady, Jack (2 September 2016). "Dockar-Clay survives Panthers' revolving door". NRL.com. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  10. 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.
  11. "2017 Downer NRL Auckland Nines squads". NRL.com. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  12. "Dockar-Clay makes Rovers move". hullkr.co.uk. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  13. Gordon, James (10 April 2017). "Dockar-Clay praised after debut try for Hull KR". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  14. "Zach Dockar-Clay joines the Mendi Blackhawks". Townsville Blackhawks.
  15. "Canterbury Cup NSW Team Lists Round One". www.nswrl.com.au.
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