Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Phillip Clarke


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   delete. -- Cirt (talk) 00:34, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Phillip Clarke

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Although this person should be notable under WP:Athlete for having competed at a fully-professional level of sport, there is no indication that this particular player achieved the notability that would normally arise from such a position. No significant coverage to be found. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 14:23, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - Can find no sources to verify notability. There is a former rugby player named Phil Clarke, but this is clearly not the same person. Davnor (talk) 13:51, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete as unsourced (I don't find anything concerning an injury while playing against Saracens). What little I can find doesn't seem to meet WP:ATHLETE, if rugby is treated the way that other professional sports are treated.  He played in 2001 for Bedford Athletic, which plays at Level 5 in a regional league in the Midlands.  As an analogy, a lower level regional league in professional baseball would be the Class A Florida State League, which, while "fully professional", isn't significant enough to treat its players as if they were equal to major leaguers.  I'd be surprised if rugby fans would have a "let's let everyone in" standard for player articles.  Mandsford (talk) 15:53, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment. The club was actually Bedford Blues, who play in the second-level national league. For baseball fans that would be the rough equivalent of a Triple-A league. Phil Bridger (talk) 13:16, 4 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Athletes-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 19:25, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. Contrary to the nomination the subject has not played at the fully-professional level. His 45 appearances in National Division One came before that league was fully professional. Phil Bridger (talk) 13:16, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
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