1. Primarily a midcourt defender, Clarke was selected for the England national netball team in 2002, making her senior debut the following year against New Zealand.
12 Facts About Jade Clarke
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Jade Clarke is England's most-capped player and the most-capped player for a single country.
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Jade Clarke signed with the Canterbury Tactix for the 2013 season.
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Jade Clarke stayed in Australia until 2018, when she returned to England to play for Wasps Netball.
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In 2020, Jade Clarke was announced as the first player of the newly formed Leeds Rhinos.
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Jade Clarke made her debut in 2003 in her home city of Manchester against New Zealand.
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Jade Clarke captained them to a first ever gold medal in the 2011 World Netball Series.
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On 21 September 2014, Jade Clarke was inducted into the England Netball Hall of Fame.
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Jade Clarke was a member of the gold medal winning England team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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Jade Clarke was selected in the 12-player squad for the Roses at the 2019 Netball World Cup.
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Jade Clarke was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to netball.
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Jade Clarke was born in 1983 in Manchester and later studied Sports Science at Loughborough University.