Mark McJennett

Mark McJennett (born 1 September 1954), also known by the nickname of "Macker", is a Welsh former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Cardiff RFC and Newport RFC (captain), and for the invitational team Crawshays RFC, as a flanker, or wing, i.e. number 6 or 7, or, 11 or 14, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Barrow, as a prop, or second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[1][2]

Mark McJennett
Personal information
Full nameMark McJennett
Born (1954-09-01) 1 September 1954
Cardiff, Wales
Playing information
Weight16 st 0 lb (102 kg)
Rugby union
PositionFlanker, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Cardiff RFC
–Dec 1979 Newport RFC 40 8 32
Total 40 8 0 0 32
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Crawshays RFC
Rugby league
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Dec 1979–≥84 Barrow
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1980–84 Wales 2+1
Source: [1]

Background

Mark McJennett was born in Cardiff, Wales.

Playing career

International honours

Mark McJennett won 3 caps for Wales (RL) while at Barrow 1980–1984 2-caps plus 1 as substitute.[1]

County Cup Final appearances

Mark McJennett played right-prop, i.e. number 10, in Barrow's 12-8 victory over Widnes in the 1983 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1983–84 season at Central Park, Wigan, on Saturday 1 October 1983,[3] the entire Barrow team was inducted into the Barrow Hall of Fame in 2003.

Outside of rugby

Mark McJennett is a Company Director.

Genealogical Information

Mark McJennett is the son of the rugby union footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s for Cardiff, Newport, and Crawshays, and coached in the 1960s and 1970s for Newport, Ian McJennett.

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  3. "1983–1984 Lancashire Cup Final". nwemail.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
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