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.
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]