Mark Conway

For the Australian rules footballer, see Mark Conway (Australian footballer).
Mark Conway
Personal information
Full name Mark Conway
Born (1964-01-31) 31 January 1964
Outwood, Wakefield, England
Playing information
Position scrum-half/halfback, stand-off/five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1980–87 Leeds 96+19 37 124 390
Aug 1987–93 Wakefield Trinity 175 54 320 9 865
1993–96 Dewsbury
Total 290 91 444 9 1255
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

Mark Conway (31 January 1964) is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s, playing at club level for Stanley Rangers ARLFC, Leeds, Wakefield Trinity (captain) (Heritage #995), and Dewsbury, as a scrum-half/halfback, i.e. number 7, and occasionally stand-off/five-eighth, i.e. number 6. He still holds the most conversions in a match record at Wakefield Trinity.[1][2]

Playing career

County Cup final appearances

Mark Conway played scrum-half/halfback in Wakefield Trinity's 8-11 defeat by Castleford in the 1990 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1990–91 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Sunday 23 September 1990.

Club career

Mark Conway played scrum-half/halfback, and made his début in Leeds's victory over Bramley in the Lazenby Cup at Headingley Stadium in 1981, that was to be his only appearance in the starting line-up during the 1981–82 season as the understudy to Kevin Dick, Conway spent five seasons with Leeds competing with Kevin Dick, and Cliff Lyons for the scrum-half/halfback position, and he produced a number of memorable performances in cup ties.[3] Mark Conway is sixth on the all-time Wakefield Trinity goal kicking list, and fourth on the all-time Wakefield Trinity points scoring list.

Outside of Rugby League

Mark attended Newton Hill Junior School, Outwood Grange School, and is now a mortgage broker in West Yorkshire, and a coach at Stanley Rangers ARLFC. He has a daughter, Danielle (aged 22 ) and a son, Matt (aged 18).

References

  1. ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Wakefield Trinity v Australia Match Programme". Wakefield Trinity. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Profile at therhinos.co.uk". therhinos.co.uk. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

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