Personal History
He was a younger brother of Ian Clarke, who captained the New Zealand Rugby Team.
In 1997, Clarke was seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident, when a 15-tonne truck hit his utility vehicle.
He was diagnosed with melanoma in March 2001, from which he died on 29 December 2002.
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