Mark McJennett

Mark McJennett
Personal information
Full name Mark McJennett
Nickname Macker
Born (1954-09-01) 1 September 1954
Cardiff, Wales
Playing information
Weight 16 st 0 lb (101.6 kg; 224.0 lb)
Rugby union
Position Flanker, 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
Position Prop, 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: rugbyleagueproject.org

Mark 'Macker' McJennett (1 September 1954) born in Cardiff, is a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s, playing 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 playing 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]

Playing career

International honours

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

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 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 of the 1940s–60s for Cardiff, Newport, and Crawshays, and coach of the 1960s and '70s for Newport, Ian McJennett.

References

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

External links

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