Mark Sargent

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Mark Sargent
Personal information
Full name Mark Sargent
Height 185 cm
Weight 108 kg
Club information
Position(s) Front row
Current club Retired
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)
1986–1988
1989–1995		 Canterbury Bulldogs
Newcastle Knights		 19 (0)
126 (72)
Representative teams
1990
1990–1992		 New South Wales
Australia		 1(0)
4 (4)

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.


Mark Sargent is an Australian former professional rugby league player. He previously played for the Canterbury Bulldogs and Newcastle Knights in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition. He primarily played in the front row.

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[edit] Playing career

Sargent was selected to represent New South Wales playing from the bench in game III of the 1990 State of Origin series.[1]

From 1990 to 1992, Sargent was selected for the Kangaroos on four occasions, playing against Great Britain, France and Papua New Guinea.[2] He was the Knight's first international representative.

In 1989, Sargent won the Rothman's Medal for 'best and fairest' player of the year, along with Gavin Miller from the Cronulla Sharks.

[edit] Post-playing career

Sargent was a member of the NRL Judiciary in 1999–2000. He was also team manager at the Knights when they won the 2001 premiership. Sargent resigned from the position in 2005 after publicly voicing his concerns over the future of the Newcastle club.[3][4]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ State Of Origin - Game 3, 1990. Rugby League Tables. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
  2. ^ Mark Sargent. Rugby League Project. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
  3. ^ "Sargent re joins Knights as football manager", AAP Sports News (Australia), 2000-11-27. Retrieved on 2007-12-08. 
  4. ^ "Sargent quits after going public on future of the Knights", AAP Sports News (Australia), 2005-06-07. Retrieved on 2007-12-08. 

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