Mark Weedon (rugby union)
| Date of birth | 31 July 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Tauranga, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 August 2021 (aged 53) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (251 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Schoolteacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mark Weedon (31 July 1968 – 7 August 2021) was a New Zealand rugby union player.
Biography
[edit]Born in Tauranga on 31 July 1968,[1] Weedon started playing club rugby in Katikati in the Western Bay of Plenty.[2]
He attended Katikati College and made the 1986 New Zealand national schoolboy rugby union team. A lock, he represented Bay of Plenty at a provincial level from 1986 to 1987, and later from 2001 to 2002, captaining the side during the latter period.[2][3] Between 1993, and 1996, he played for North Harbour.[3] He played Super Rugby for two New Zealand franchises: the Crusaders in 1996 and 1997, and the Chiefs in 2002.[3] Weedon was an All Blacks triallist in 1995.[3] Between 1997 and 2002, he played professionally in England for Wasps, making 56 appearances.[1]
Weedon had two children.[2] He died on 7 August 2021, aged 53.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mark Weedon". ESPNScrum. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Super Rugby: Ex-Crusaders and Chiefs lock Mark Weedon has died, aged 53". Stuff.co.nz. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Mark Weedon". New Zealand Rugby History. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
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