Mark Weedon (rugby union)

Mark Weedon (31 July 1968 – 7 August 2021) was a New Zealand rugby union player.

Mark Weedon

Date of birth	(1968-07-31)31 July 1968
Place of birth	Tauranga, New Zealand
Date of death	7 August 2021(2021-08-07) (aged 53)
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	114 kg (251 lb)
Occupation(s)	Schoolteacher
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1997–2000 Wasps RFC 56 (35) Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1986–87, 2001–02 1993–96 Bay of Plenty North Harbour 32 46 (14) (35) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1996–97 2002 Crusaders Chiefs 19 4 (0) (5)

Biography

Born in Tauranga on 31 July 1968,^[1] Weedon started playing club rugby in Katikati in the Western Bay of Plenty.^[2]

He attended Katikati College and made the 1986 New Zealand national schoolboy rugby union team. A lock, he represented Bay of Plenty at a provincial level from 1986 to 1987, and later from 2001 to 2002, captaining the side during the latter period.^[2][3] Between 1993, and 1996, he played for North Harbour.^[3] He played Super Rugby for two New Zealand franchises: the Crusaders in 1996 and 1997, and the Chiefs in 2002.^[3] Weedon was an All Blacks triallist in 1995.^[3] Between 1997 and 2002, he played professionally in England for Wasps, making 56 appearances.^[1]

Weedon had two children.^[2] He died on 7 August 2021, aged 53.^[2]

References

1. "Mark Weedon". ESPNScrum. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
2. "Super Rugby: Ex-Crusaders and Chiefs lock Mark Weedon has died, aged 53". Stuff.co.nz. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
3. "Mark Weedon". New Zealand Rugby History. Retrieved 9 August 2021.