Mark Woods (rugby league)

Mark Anthony Woods^[2] is a New Zealand former rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand in 1992.

Mark Woods

Personal information
Full name	Mark Anthony Woods
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Ngongotaha Chiefs 1989–93 Upper Hutt Tigers 1994 Taranaki Rockets 22 2 0 0 8 1995–96 Waikato Cougars 26 0 0 0 0 1996 Bay of Plenty Stags 20 5 0 0 20 Total 68 7 0 0 28 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 19??–89 Bay of Plenty 1986–87 Northern Districts 1986–95 New Zealand Māori 1988–93 Wellington 1992 New Zealand 3 0 0 0 0
Source: ^[1]

Playing career

Woods is a Ngongotaha Chiefs junior in the Bay of Plenty Rugby League district. He represented the Bay of Plenty and also played for the New Zealand Māori side, including at the 1986 Pacific Cup.^[3] Woods later captained the side.^{[citation needed]}

After moving to Wellington, Woods represented New Zealand in 1992, playing in three Test matches - including one that counted towards the 1992 World Cup standings. He trialled for the Kiwis again in 1993 but was not selected for the tour of Great Britain.^{[citation needed]}

In 1993 Woods captained the Upper Hutt Tigers to a Wellington Rugby League grand final victory and also represented the province in the National Provincial Championship.^[4]

In 1994 he joined the Taranaki Rockets in the new Lion Red Cup however he was not retained for the 1995 season, instead joining the Waikato Cougars. He represented both the Lion Red Cup XIII and the New Zealand Māori side that year.^[5]

Wood joined the Bay of Plenty Stags for the final season of the Lion Red Cup in 1996 and he represented them again in 1999 in the National Provincial Competition.^[6] In the three years of the Lion Red Cup, Woods made 60 appearances for Taranaki, Waikato and Bay of Plenty.^[7]

In 2001 Woods played for the Ngongotaha Chiefs in the Bartercard Cup, becoming the player-coach when Cameron Bell left midway through the season.^[8][9]

The Chiefs left the Bartercard Cup competition late in the 2001 season however Woods continued to play for the club until 2005, as they competed in the Bay of Plenty Rugby League and Waicoa Bay competitions.^[10]

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. Woods, Mark Anthony 1992 - Kiwi #636 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine nzleague.co.nz
3. John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p. 245. ISBN 9781869693312.
4. Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1993, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1993. p.p.180-191
5. Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1995, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1995. p.179
6. Focus on Kiwi prop^{[dead link]} The Press, 26 June 1999
7. New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998.
8. Bartercard Cup round 14 Teams rleague.com, 22 June 2001
9. "Rugby League: Rotorua team gives up Bartercard spot". The New Zealand Herald. 13 June 2001. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
10. Weekend Warrior - Mark Woods The Daily Post, 29 May 2005