Mark Calderwood
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| Full name | Mark Calderwood | |
| Date of birth | October 25, 1981 | |
| Place of birth | London, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
| Nickname | ||
| Position | Winger | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Milford ARLFC | ||
| Professional clubs* | ||
| 2001-2005 2006- |
Leeds Wigan |
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| National team | ||
| 2002- | England | |
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* Professional club appearances and (tries) |
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Mark Calderwood (born September 25, 1981) is an English rugby league player who currently plays for English Super League club the Wigan Warriors. His position of choice is winger.
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[edit] Leeds Rhinos Career
Born in London, Mark started his playing career at Milford ARLFC before signing for the Leeds Rhinos Academy in 2000. He scored over 40 tries in his first season at the Leeds Rhinos Academy which earned him a call up into the first team in 2001. He made his debut against London from the bench in the first match of the season he scored his first try for Leeds in a Challenge Cup Semi Final against St Helens and went to score 12 tries in the rest of the 2001 season. He also won the Eddie Waring Memorial Award as the best try in the 2001 Challenge Cup. In 2002 and 2003 he finished the leading try scorer at Leeds Rhinos and the leading try scorer for the Super League. He was a Grand Final winner with Leeds Rhinos in 2004 when Leeds beat Bradford Bulls 16-8 at Old Trafford. 2005 was another good season for Mark he finished leading Super League try scorer for the third time with 27 touchdowns in 28 appearances during 2005 and 35 tries in all competitions. During 2005 he received a runners-up medal in the Challenge Cup when Leeds lost 25-24 to Hull FC in the final and another runners-up medal in the Super League Grand Final when Leeds lost to Bradford 15-6. Despite he success with Leeds, Mark refused a contract extension with the Leeds and instead signed a 2 year contract with the Wigan Warriors starting in 2006.
[edit] Wigan Warriors Career
He made his Wigan debut against Les Catalans Dragons but it took him 3 months to get his first try for Wigan which came against Castleford Tigers in May 2006. Wigan spent most of 2006 struggling against relegation from the Super League but despite this he managed to form a good playing connection with Wigan full back Chris Ashton. Mark did miss several months of the 2006 season with an injury and finished the season with 6 tries. Wigan survived relegation in 2006 so Mark will remain at Wigan for 2007 hoping to return to his try scoring form of 2002, 2003 and 2005.
[edit] Representative Career
Mark has international and representative experience with England and Yorkshire. At the end of the 2001 season Mark was selected by John Kear for the England U21 tour to South Africa. He scored 4 tries in the first test, when England won 112-6 and a further 2 tries in the second test. He retained his place in the England side in 2002 and was part of the squad that lost 34-12 to New Zealand. In 2002 the England A squad toured Fiji and Tonga and Mark played a part in both of England’s victories, beating Fiji 44-8 and Tonga 30-18. Mark represented England in the 2006 Federation Shield, scoring two tries in the opening match against France. 2002 saw Mark make his debut for Yorkshire in the Origin game, when Yorkshire were defeated 22-18 and retained his place in 2003, scoring a sensational try at Odsal when Yorkshire defeated Lancashire 56-6. Mark also lifted the European Nations Cup with England, helping them reach the final with a hat trick against Russia in the qualifiers and then four against France in the final, with a man of the match performance.
[edit] External Links
| Wigan Warriors - Current Squad |
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2 Calderwood | 3 Richards | 4 Vaealiki | 5 Dallas | 6 Orr | 8 Logan | 9 Higham | 10 Paleaaesina | 11 Hock | 12 Fletcher | 13 O'Loughlin | 15 Tickle | 16 Hargreaves | 18 Godwin | 19 Hansen | 20 Dobson | 21 Melling | 22 Tomkins | 23 Prescott | 24 Goulding | 25 Gleeson | 26 Walker | 27 Coyle | 28 Mcilorum | 29 Ashton | 30 Colbon | 32 Wilkes | 33 O'Carroll | 35 McAvoy | 36 Hill | 37 Fielden |
