Date of birth | 31 July 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Tauranga, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 7 August 2021 | (aged 53)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 114 kg (251 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Schoolteacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Bay of Plenty 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 North Harbour. [3] He played Super Rugby for two New Zealand franchises: the Crusaders in 1996 and 1997, and the Chiefs 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]
Date of birth | 31 July 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Tauranga, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 7 August 2021 | (aged 53)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 114 kg (251 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Schoolteacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Bay of Plenty 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 North Harbour. [3] He played Super Rugby for two New Zealand franchises: the Crusaders in 1996 and 1997, and the Chiefs 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]