Mark Brooke-Cowden

NZ international rugby union & league footballer

Mark Brooke-Cowden
Personal information
Full nameMark Brooke-Cowden[1]
Born (1963-06-12) 12 June 1963 (age 60)
New Zealand
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight91 kg (14 st 5 lb; 201 lb)
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionFlanker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1984–87 Auckland
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1986–87 New Zealand 3 2 0 0 8
Rugby league
PositionLock, Second-row, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1987–89 Leeds 45 5 0 0 20
1989–90 Salford 20 2 0 0 8
1991–92 Halifax 0 0 0 0
1992–94 Keighley 3 0 0 12
Total 65 10 0 0 40
Source: [2][3][4]

Mark Brooke-Cowden (born 12 June 1963) is a New Zealand former rugby union and rugby league footballer. In rugby union he played as a flanker. In rugby union, he won 3 caps for the All Blacks between 1986 and 1987 and was a member of the victorious New Zealand squad at the 1987 Rugby World Cup.[1] He then switched to rugby league, and played professionally in England.[2]

Playing career

County Cup Final appearances

Mark Brooke-Cowden played right-second-row (replaced by substitute Paul Medley) in Leeds' 33–12 victory over Castleford in the 1988 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1988–89 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Sunday 16 October 1988.

References

  1. ^ a b "Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ Platt, Darrell (1991). A History of Salford Rugby League Club. Salford Rugby League Club.

External links

  • Mark Brooke-Cowden at ESPNscrum
  • All Blacks Profile
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New Zealand squad1987 Rugby World Cup winners (1st title)
Forwards
Backs
Coach: Lochore


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