Mark Laurie (rugby league)

Mark Laurie nicknamed "Pebbles" (born 23 July 1962) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A New South Wales Country representative centre who later moved to the forwards, he played his club football in the NSWRL Premiership for the Parramatta Eels during their golden period of the 1980s. He also played in England for Leeds and Salford.

Mark Laurie
Personal information
Born (1962-07-23) 23 July 1962
Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionCentre, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1982–92 Parramatta Eels 205 29 0 0 116
1983–84 Leeds 3 0 0 12
1992–93 Salford 1 0 0 4
Total 205 33 0 0 132
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1987–90 NSW Country 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Background

Laurie was the fifth of six brothers and the younger brother of Robert Laurie.[2]

Playing career

In his first season at Parramatta he played from the bench in the 1982 Premiership decider,[3][4] the club's second consecutive grand final victory. The following year they made it three in a row, with Laurie again playing from the bench.

During the 1983–84 Rugby Football League season Laurie played second-row forward, and was named man of the match in Leeds' 18-10 victory over Widnes in the 1983–84 John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1983–84 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 14 January 1984.

Laurie won one more grand final with Parramatta in 1986, playing at lock. While at the Eels he spent two off-seasons in England with the Leeds club.[5] After his final year with Parramatta in 1992, he moved to England's Salford club for one more season.[6]

References
  1. "Mark Laurie - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. Mark Laurie Archived 15 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine at yesterdayshero.com.au
  3. Mark Laurie at Rugby League Tables
  4. Player numbers Archived 27 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine at parraeels.com.au
  5. Mark Laurie at rugbyleagueproject.org
  6. "Widnes turn on style". The Independent. UK: independent.co.uk. 27 March 1993. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
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