Mark Weedon (rugby union) explained

Mark Weedon
Birth Date:31 July 1968
Birth Place:Tauranga, New Zealand
Ru Position:Lock
Height:1.98m
Weight:114kg
Provinceyears1:1986–87, 2001–02
Provinceyears2:1993–96
Provinceapps1:32
Provinceapps2:46
Provincepoints1:14
Provincepoints2:35
Superyears1:1996–97
Superyears2:2002
Superapps1:19
Superapps2:4
Superpoints1:0
Superpoints2:5
Clubs1:Wasps RFC
Years1:1997–2000
Apps1:56
Points1:35
Occupation:Schoolteacher

Mark Weedon (31 July 1968 – 7 August 2021) was a New Zealand rugby union player.

Biography

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 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 .[3] He played Super Rugby for two New Zealand franchises: the in 1996 and 1997, and the 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mark Weedon . ESPNScrum . 9 August 2021.
  2. News: Super Rugby: Ex-Crusaders and Chiefs lock Mark Weedon has died, aged 53 . 9 August 2021 . Stuff.co.nz . 9 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Mark Weedon . New Zealand Rugby History . 9 August 2021.