Mark Connors
| Born | 17 May 1971 Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 229 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mark Connors (born 17 May 1971, Brisbane) is an Australian former rugby union footballer. He is currently the Queensland Reds third most capped player ever, playing 134 games for the side. He has played for Australia 20 times, including their victory in the 1999 Rugby World Cup.[1]
Playing career
[edit]A product of St Laurence's College, South Brisbane, he made his debut for the Queensland Reds against La Plata in a 1994 tour of Argentina. He was part of the Queensland Reds 1995 Super 10 side that won the competition. He made his international debut for Australia on 17 July 1999 in a game against the Springboks in Brisbane, which Australia won 32 points to six. Connors was part of the Wallabies side that won the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales[2]. In 2000 the Wallabies won the Tri Nations as well as the Bledisloe Cup. After spending three seasons in both England and Japan[3], he returned to the Queensland Reds.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Shorncliffe student wins rugby excellence scholarship". Courier Mail. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Mark Robert Connors | Player Profile | Classic Wallabies". classicwallabies.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 April 2026. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
- ↑ "TOKYO SUNTORY SUNGOLIATH CLASSIC". TOKYO SUNTORY SUNGOLIATH. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
- ↑ "Reds go back to the future with Connors". 25 August 2005. Archived from the original on 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
External links
[edit]- Mark Connors on qru.com.au
- Mark Connors on sporting-heroes.net
- Mark Connors on sarugby.com
- 1971 births
- Australian rugby union players
- Australia international rugby union players
- Queensland Reds players
- Living people
- Barbarian F.C. players
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union locks
- Northampton Saints players
- Rugby union players from Brisbane
- 1999 Rugby World Cup players
- People educated at St Laurence's College
- Australian expatriate rugby union players in England
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen