Mark Connors

Mark Connors
Rugby union career
Date of birth	17 May 1971 (1971-05-17) (age 40)
Place of birth	Brisbane
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	229 lb (104 kg)
Playing career
Position	Lock, Flanker
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2002-2004	Northampton Saints	36	(5)
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1994-?	Reds	134

National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1999-2000	Australia	20	(10)

Mark Connors (born 17 May 1971 in Brisbane) is an Australian rugby union footballer. He is currently the Queensland Reds most capped player ever, playing 134 games for the side. He has played for Australia 20 times, including their victory in the 1999 Rugby World Cup.

A product of St Laurence's College, South Brisbane, he made his debut for the Queensland Reds against La Plata in a 1994 tour of Argentina. He was part of the Queensland Reds 1995 Super 10 side that won the competition. He made his international debut for Australia on 17 July 1999 in a game against the Springboks in Brisbane, which Australia won 32 points to six. Connors was part of the Wallabies side that won the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales. In 2000 the Wallabies won the Tri Nations as well as the Bledisloe Cup. After spending three seasons in both England and Japan, he returned to the Queensland Reds.

External links

Mark Connors on qru.com.au
Mark Connors on sporting-heroes.net
Mark Connors on sarugby.com

Australia squad – 1999 Rugby World Cup Winners (2nd Title)

Forwards	Blades · Crowley · Cockbain · Connors · Eales (c) · Foley · Finegan · Giffin · Harry · Kearns · Kefu · Noriega · Paul · Robinson · Strauss · Williams · Wilson

Backs	Burke · Gregan (vc) · Grey · Herbert · Horan · Kafer · Larkham · Latham · Little · Roff · Staniforth · Tune · Whitaker

Coach	Macqueen

Barbarian team captains - International Fixtures

To 1999	Apr 1915: Edgar Mobbs(vs.Wal) • Jan 1948: Haydn Tanner(vs.Aus) • Jan 1952: Jimmy Nelson(vs.SA) • Feb 1954: Rex Willis(vs.NZ) • Feb 1958: Cliff Morgan(vs.Aus) • May 1958: Jim Greenwood(vs.East Africa) • Feb 1961: Ronnie Dawson(vs.SA) • Nov 1962: Ron Jacobs(vs.Can) • Feb 1964: Ronnie Dawson(vs.NZ) • Jan 1967: Noel Murphy(vs.Aus) • Dec 1967: Stewart Wilson(vs.NZ) • May 1969: John O'Shea(vs.Rhodesia) • Jan 1970: Gareth Edwards(vs.SA) • May 1970: John Spencer(vs.Sco XV) • Oct 1970: Frank Laidlaw(vs.Fiji) • Jan 1973: John Dawes(vs.NZ) • Nov 1974: Willie John McBride(vs.NZ) • Jan 1976: Mervyn Davies(vs.Aus) • Jun 1976: Phil Bennett(vs.Can) • Sep 1977: Gerald Davies(vs.Lions) • Dec 1978: Derek Quinnell(vs.NZ) • Jan 1982: Bill Beaumont(vs.Aus)cancelled • Mar 1983: Fergus Slattery(vs.Sco XV) • Dec 1984: Gareth Davies(vs.Aus) • May 1985: Colin Deans(vs.Ita) • Nov 1988: Philip Matthews(vs.Aus) • Nov 1989: David Sole(vs.NZ) • Sep 1990: Nick Farr-Jones(vs.Eng) • Oct 1990: Nick Farr-Jones(vs.Wales) • Nov 1990: [[]](vs.Arg) • Sep 1991: [[]](vs.Sco) • Jun 1992: [[]](vs.Rus) • Nov 1992: [[]](vs.Aus) • Dec 1993: Scott Hastings(vs.NZ) • Jun 1994: [[]](vs.Zim) • Dec 1994: Robert Jones(vs.SA) • 1996: [[]](vs.Ire) • Aug 1996: [[]](vs.Sco) • Aug 1996: Arran Pene(vs.Wal) • Dec 1996: [[]](vs.Aus) •

From 2000	May 2000: Ian Jones(vs.Ire) • May 2000: Zinzan Brooke(vs.Sco) • Aug 2000: [[]](vs.Ger) • Dec 2000: Lawrence Dallaglio(vs.SA) • May 2001: [[]](vs.Wal) • May 2001: Tim Horan(vs.Sco) • May 2001: Gary Teichmann(vs.Eng) • Nov 2001: Rob Howley(vs.Aus) • May 2002: Todd Blackadder(vs.Eng) • May 2002: Pat Lam(vs.Wal) • Jun 2002: Ian Jones(vs.Sco) • May 2003: Taine Randell (vs.Eng) • May 2003: Mick Galwey (vs.Sco) • May 2003: Mark Connors (vs.Wal) • May 2004: Taine Randell (vs.Sco) • May 2004: Matt Burke (vs.Wal) • May 2004: Anton Oliver (vs.Eng) • Jun 2004: Rob Baxter (vs.Por) • Dec 2004: Justin Marshall (vs.NZ) • May 2005: David Humphreys (vs.Sco) • May 2005: Corné Krige (vs.Eng) • May 2006: Raphaël Ibañez (vs.Eng) • May 2006: Will Greenwood (vs.Sco) • Jun 2006: Bobby Skinstad (vs.Geo) • May 2007: Hugh Vyvyan (vs.Tun) • Jun 2007: Hugh Vyvyan (vs.Esp) • Dec 2007: Mark Regan (vs.SA) • May 2008: [[]] (vs.Bel) • May 2008: Morgan Turinui (vs.Ire) • Jun 2008: Mark Regan (vs.Eng) • Dec 2008: John Smit (vs.Aus) • May 2009: Martin Corry (vs.Eng) • Jun 2009: Phil Waugh (vs.Aus) • Dec 2009: Victor Matfield (vs.NZ) • May 2010: Xavier Rush (vs.Eng) • Jun 2010: Xavier Rush (vs.Ire) • Dec 2010: Matt Giteau (vs.SA) • May 2011: Sergio Parisse (vs. Eng) • Jun 2011: Sergio Parisse (vs. Wal) • Nov 2011: Victor Matfield (vs. Aus)

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Name	Connors, Mark
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Date of birth	17 May 1971
Place of birth	Brisbane
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