CALEB CLARKE

Position
Outside back

Blues debut
2018 vs Waratahs

Blues caps
64

Blues points
150

Born
29/03/99

Height
189cm

Weight
107kg

Province
Auckland

Caleb Clarke is a former Mt Albert Grammar 1st XV star and an Auckland schools sprint champion. Fans will recognise the Clarke name, Caleb is the son of Blues and All Black great Eroni Clarke. 

Caleb played for the New Zealand Secondary Schools team in 2016 and 2017. He also featured prominently in the World Rugby Junior World Championship, winning the 2017 edition in Georgia and playing a second time in 2018. 

Caleb made his debut in the NPC for Auckland in 2017, still aged just 18. 

In 2018 Caleb completed his rise through the Blues age-group squads to play for the title winning team at the Brisbane 10s. Not long after Caleb earned his full team debut against the Waratahs. 

After a tilt at the Tokyo Olympics, Caleb re-joined the Blues squad for Super Rugby Aotearoa and made an immediate impact in the opening round  with 43,000 fans turning up to watch a 30-20 victory over the Hurricanes, including a well-taken try by Clarke. 

Caleb’s unstoppable form in Super Rugby Aotearoa translated quickly onto the international stage. He made his All Blacks debut off the bench in Wellington against the Wallabies, with his starting debut coming the very next week on home turf at Eden Park.  

Caleb was the first choice wing during the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season, starting every game in the #11 jersey. Clarke had another solid season for both the Blues and All Blacks in 2022, albeit somewhat troubled by injury. He continued to shine in Super Rugby the following year, scoring a blistering end-to-end try in the team’s season opener down in Dunedin against the Highlanders. He capped off the season with selection in the All Blacks’ Rugby World Cup squad for France however his game time was limited, earning just the one start against Namibia in pool play.  

Clarke returned to New Zealand and the Blues for the 2024 season in superb shape and made no secret of his desire to make the ’24 season one of his best. The blockbusting wing did not disappoint. He scored 10 tries for the club and was the leading player for metres gained (1220) and clean breaks (22). For a young man, Clarke feels like he’s been around the Blues for a long time and fans can expect him to bring his best in 2025 as the team look to defend their Super Rugby Pacific title.  

Caleb is contracted with the Blues through until the end of the 2025 season.