Mark Brooke-Cowden

Mark Brooke-Cowden (born 12 June 1963) is a New Zealand former rugby union and rugby league footballer. In rugby union he played as a flanker. In rugby union, he won 3 caps for the All Blacks between 1986 and 1987 and was a member of the victorious New Zealand squad at the 1987 Rugby World Cup.[1] He then switched to rugby league, and played professionally in England.[2]

Mark Brooke-Cowden
Personal information
Full nameMark Brooke-Cowden[1]
Born (1963-06-12) 12 June 1963
New Zealand
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight91 kg (14 st 5 lb; 201 lb)
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionFlanker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1984–1987 Auckland
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1986–1987 New Zealand 3 2 0 0 8
Rugby league
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1987–89 Leeds 45 5 0 0 20
1989–90 Salford 20 2 0 0 8
1991–92 Halifax 0 0 0 0
1992–94 Keighley 3 0 0 12
Total 65 10 0 0 40
Source: [2][3][4]

Playing career

County Cup Final appearances

Mark Brooke-Cowden played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, (replaced by interchange/substitute Paul Medley) in Leeds' 33–12 victory over Castleford in the 1988 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1988–89 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Sunday 16 October 1988.

References
  1. "Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. Platt, Darrell (1991). A History of Salford Rugby League Club. Salford Rugby League Club.


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