Mark Bugden

Mark Bugden (born 8 December 1961), nicknamed "Buggo", is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who primarily played as a hooker.

Mark Bugden
Personal information
Full nameMark Bugden
Born (1961-12-08) 8 December 1961
Newtown, New South Wales
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1981–83 Newtown 34 7 0 0 24
1984–85 Canterbury Bulldogs 12 2 0 0 8
1985 Parramatta 0 0 0 0 0
1986–88 Canterbury Bulldogs 50 2 0 0 8
1989–90 Parramatta 22 4 0 0 16
Total 118 15 0 0 56
Source: [1]

Bugden was born in Newtown, New South Wales and was a Newtown junior with the Marrickville junior club.

The teams he played for at a club level were: the Newtown Jets (1981−83), the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (1984−85, 1986−88), and the Parramatta Eels (1985, 1989−90).[2][3] He was a fresh reserve for the Bulldogs in their 24-12 win over the Balmain Tigers in the 1988 Grand Final under the coaching of Phil Gould.

Although he only won the one premiership under Gould, throughout his career Bugden played under other premiership winning coaches including Warren Ryan at both Newtown and Canterbury-Bankstown, and John Monie at Parramatta.

Mark Bugden is the younger brother of former Newtown and Parramatta player and New South Wales front row forward Geoff Bugden.

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. Mark Bugden - Career Stats & Summary
  3. Mark Bugden


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