Mark Sorenson (rugby union)

Mark Sorenson
Full name Mark Sorenson
Date of birth (1979-04-05) 5 April 1979
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 119 kg (18 st 10 lb) [1]
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Lock
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2002–2006
2006–2010
2010–2013
2013-
Bay of Plenty
Newcastle Falcons
Northampton Saints
Bristol Rugby

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Mark Sorenson (born 5 April 1979 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a rugby union player for Bristol Rugby in the RFU Championship, with his position of choice being as a lock.

Sorenson joined Northampton from Newcastle Falcons in the summer of 2010, having previously joined the Falcons in the autumn of 2006 from New Zealand province Bay of Plenty, where he had been voted the team’s best forward in the Air New Zealand Cup. He was a consistent performer at Kingston Park and won both the Supporters Club player of the season and the players' player of the season award in 2007/8.

On 14 February 2013, Sorensen would leave Northampton Saints to join Bristol Rugby in the RFU Championship for the 2013/14 season.[2]

References

  1. "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Northampton Saints". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  2. "Bristol sign lock Mark Sorensen from Northampton Saints". BBC Sport. 14 February 2013.

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