Mark Shaw (rugby union)

Mark Shaw

Full name	Mark William Shaw
Date of birth	23 May 1956
Place of birth	Palmerston North, New Zealand
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
School	Kapiti College
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Flanker
New Zealand No.	810
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1975–77 1978–1985 1986–88	Horowhenua Manawatu Hawke's Bay	87 21	(30)
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1980–86	New Zealand	30	(20)
Coaching career
Years	Club / team
2000–01	Hawke's Bay

Mark William Shaw (born 23 May 1956) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A flanker, Shaw represented Horowhenua, Manawatu and Hawke's Bay provincially and the All Blacks internationally. He was educated at Kapiti College.^[1]

Shaw was selected for the All Blacks' tour of Australia in 1980, playing in all three tests, and scoring three tries in one of those matches. He toured North America and Wales later that year.^[2] Shaw played a total of 68 matches for the All Blacks, 30 of them test matches.

Shaw was appointed as an All Black selector in 2002.^[1]

References

1. Akers, Clive. "Mark Shaw". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
2. Chester, Rod; McMillan, Neville; Palenski, Ron (1987). The Encyclopedia Of New Zealand Rugby. Auckland, New Zealand: Moa Publications. pp. 146, 147. ISBN 0-908570-16-3.