Mark Offerdahl
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Nickname | Sauce | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia | 15 October 1987|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop, Loose forward, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 3 July 2017 |
Mark Offerdahl (born 15 October 1987) is an Australian-American rugby league player who represented his country in the 2013 World Cup.
Playing career
Offerdahl was a Manly Sea Eagles junior before playing for the Easts Tigers in the Queensland Cup. He has also played for AS Carcassonne in the French Elite One Championship and Connecticut Wildcats in the AMNRL
In 2013, Offerdahl was named in the United States squad for the World Cup.[3][4][5]
Following the 2013 World Cup, Offerdahl signed for North Wales Crusaders. He left the club mid-season to join St George Illawarra Dragons, but failed to make an appearance in the NRL that season.[6]
Offerdahl signed a 1 Year Deal with Championship side Bradford Bulls in 2015, but the deal was cancelled after he failed a medical.[7]
He signed with London Broncos for 2016.
International career
Offerdahl qualifies to play for the USA through his father, who is from Madison, Wisconsin and served in the United States Armed Forces.[8] Offerdahl represented USA in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. He was named captain of the USA prior to the 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifying tournament.
References
- ↑ Mark Offerdahl rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ loverugbyleague rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ 24-man squads for all RLWC2013 nations announced rlwc2013.com, 9 October 2013
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
- ↑ http://www.nrl.com/paulo-to-captain-usa-tomahawks/tabid/10874/newsid/75099/default.aspx
- ↑ North Wales Crusaders: Mark Offerdahl earns move to NRL's Dragons
- ↑ Bradford Bulls call off Mark Offerdahl signing
- ↑ USA's rugby league players crowdfund to pay for flights to World Cup qualifiers
External links
- London Broncos profile
- 2013 RLWC profile
- http://www.thetigers.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=171&Itemid=27