Birth name | Mark McKenzie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 2 December 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (12 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Dunblane High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of the Highlands and Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Kevin McKenzie, brother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mark McKenzie (born 2 December 1971) is a former Scotland 'A' international Scottish rugby union player. He played for Caledonia Reds and Glasgow Warriors in Scotland, and for CS Bourgoin-Jallieu and Nice in France.
McKenzie's career spanned the amateur and professional era. In 1989, he was playing for Glasgow District Under 18s. [1] He won the Division One league title in 94/95 with Stirling County. [2]
On Scotland's rugby professionalism in 1996, McKenzie then played for Caledonia Reds and won the Scottish Inter-District Championship with them in the 1996-97 season; their first ever title. [2] He played in the Heineken Cup with Caledonia Reds.
When Caledonia Reds merged with Glasgow Rugby in 1998, to form Glasgow Caledonians, now Glasgow Warriors, McKenzie found himself without a professional club. He was to move to France where he joined CS Bourgoin-Jallieu. He was there from 1998 to 2000. [3]
He signed for Glasgow Warriors for the start of the 2000 - 01 season. [4] He made 3 appearances, scoring 129 points from three tries, 24 conversions, 20 penalties and two drop-goals. [3] Competitively, he played 8 matches scoring 97 points. McKenzie made his debut for Glasgow in a friendly playing the Pacific Coast Grizzlies. [5]
In late 2000 he asked to leave Glasgow so that he could return to France to be with his girlfriend. [3] He was unable to settle back in Scotland without her. [6] The Glasgow coach Richie Dixon stated: "Reluctantly, we agreed to let Mark go with effect from the New Year. Obviously we are very sorry to see such a talented player departing but we wish him well in the future." The Chief Executive David Jordan said: "There has been no acrimony over the parting of ways. Mark leaves us on good terms and we genuinely hope his career blossoms again. He is a very potent midfielder and I can see no reason why he should not be continuing to push for Scotland honours in the near future." [3]
Starting 2001, McKenzie secured a two-and-a-half-year deal with French side Nice. [3]
McKenzie also played in New Zealand. [7]
McKenzie came through the ages for Scotland. He played at Scotland U18, [7] Scotland U19 [7] and then Scotland 'A'. [6] [8] [9]
He became a SRU Regional Academy coach [10] [11]
He played for, then coached Falkirk RFC. [7] [12] He won BT National League Division 4 Player of the Year in 2005 [13] and helped take the Falkirk club back up through the divisions, winning five successive championships. [14] He mentored Finn Russell, Adam Ashe and Grant Gilchrist. [14]
In 2012, he was appointed St Aloysius College's new director of rugby. [2] [15] [16] He is also a Sports Performance consultant with ESP. [7]
Birth name | Mark McKenzie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 2 December 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (12 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Dunblane High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of the Highlands and Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Kevin McKenzie, brother | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mark McKenzie (born 2 December 1971) is a former Scotland 'A' international Scottish rugby union player. He played for Caledonia Reds and Glasgow Warriors in Scotland, and for CS Bourgoin-Jallieu and Nice in France.
McKenzie's career spanned the amateur and professional era. In 1989, he was playing for Glasgow District Under 18s. [1] He won the Division One league title in 94/95 with Stirling County. [2]
On Scotland's rugby professionalism in 1996, McKenzie then played for Caledonia Reds and won the Scottish Inter-District Championship with them in the 1996-97 season; their first ever title. [2] He played in the Heineken Cup with Caledonia Reds.
When Caledonia Reds merged with Glasgow Rugby in 1998, to form Glasgow Caledonians, now Glasgow Warriors, McKenzie found himself without a professional club. He was to move to France where he joined CS Bourgoin-Jallieu. He was there from 1998 to 2000. [3]
He signed for Glasgow Warriors for the start of the 2000 - 01 season. [4] He made 3 appearances, scoring 129 points from three tries, 24 conversions, 20 penalties and two drop-goals. [3] Competitively, he played 8 matches scoring 97 points. McKenzie made his debut for Glasgow in a friendly playing the Pacific Coast Grizzlies. [5]
In late 2000 he asked to leave Glasgow so that he could return to France to be with his girlfriend. [3] He was unable to settle back in Scotland without her. [6] The Glasgow coach Richie Dixon stated: "Reluctantly, we agreed to let Mark go with effect from the New Year. Obviously we are very sorry to see such a talented player departing but we wish him well in the future." The Chief Executive David Jordan said: "There has been no acrimony over the parting of ways. Mark leaves us on good terms and we genuinely hope his career blossoms again. He is a very potent midfielder and I can see no reason why he should not be continuing to push for Scotland honours in the near future." [3]
Starting 2001, McKenzie secured a two-and-a-half-year deal with French side Nice. [3]
McKenzie also played in New Zealand. [7]
McKenzie came through the ages for Scotland. He played at Scotland U18, [7] Scotland U19 [7] and then Scotland 'A'. [6] [8] [9]
He became a SRU Regional Academy coach [10] [11]
He played for, then coached Falkirk RFC. [7] [12] He won BT National League Division 4 Player of the Year in 2005 [13] and helped take the Falkirk club back up through the divisions, winning five successive championships. [14] He mentored Finn Russell, Adam Ashe and Grant Gilchrist. [14]
In 2012, he was appointed St Aloysius College's new director of rugby. [2] [15] [16] He is also a Sports Performance consultant with ESP. [7]