Mark McJennett (born 1 September 1954) is a Welsh former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Cardiff RFC and Newport RFC (captain), and for the invitational team Crawshays RFC, as a flanker or wing, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Barrow, as a prop, or second-row.[1][2]
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| Full name | Mark McJennett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 September 1954 Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 16 st 0 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Flanker, Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editMark McJennett was born in Cardiff, Wales.
Playing career
editBarrow
editMcJennett joined Barrow from Welsh rugby union club Newport RFC in December 1979.[3] He played at prop in Barrow's 12-8 victory over Widnes in the 1983 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1983–84 season at Central Park, Wigan, on Saturday 1 October 1983,[4] the entire Barrow team was inducted into the Barrow Hall of Fame in 2003.
International honours
editMark McJennett won 3 caps for Wales (RL) while at Barrow 1980–1984 2-caps plus 1 as substitute.[1]
Outside of rugby
editMark McJennett is a Company Director.
Genealogical Information
editMark McJennett is the son of the rugby union footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s for Cardiff, Newport, and Crawshays, and coached in the 1960s and 1970s for Newport, Ian McJennett[1][2].
References
edit- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "McJennett goes". The Guardian. London. 5 December 1979. p. 24. ProQuest 186109280.
- ^ "1983–1984 Lancashire Cup Final". nwemail.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
edit- (archived by web.archive.org) Profile at blackandambers.co.uk
- (archived by web.archive.org) Profile at cardiffrfc.com
- Newport RFC : 1978/9 Season Summary