Mark Weedon (rugby union)

Mark Weedon (31 July 1968 – 7 August 2021) was a New Zealand rugby union player.

Mark Weedon
Date of birth(1968-07-31)31 July 1968
Place of birthTauranga, New Zealand
Date of death7 August 2021(2021-08-07) (aged 53)
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight114 kg (251 lb)
Occupation(s)Schoolteacher
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1997–2000 Wasps RFC 56 (35)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1986–87, 2001–02
1993–96		 Bay of Plenty
North Harbour		 32
46		 (14)
(35)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–97
2002		 Crusaders
Chiefs		 19
4		 (0)
(5)

Biography

Born in Tauranga on 31 July 1968,[1] Weedon started playing club rugby in Katikati in the Western Bay of Plenty.[2]

He attended Katikati College and made the 1986 New Zealand national schoolboy rugby union team. A lock, he represented Bay of Plenty at a provincial level from 1986 to 1987, and later from 2001 to 2002, captaining the side during the latter period.[2][3] Between 1993, and 1996, he played for North Harbour.[3] He played Super Rugby for two New Zealand franchises: the Crusaders in 1996 and 1997, and the Chiefs in 2002.[3] Weedon was an All Blacks triallist in 1995.[3] Between 1997 and 2002, he played professionally in England for Wasps, making 56 appearances.[1]

Weedon had two children.[2] He died on 7 August 2021, aged 53.[2]

References
  1. "Mark Weedon". ESPNScrum. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. "Super Rugby: Ex-Crusaders and Chiefs lock Mark Weedon has died, aged 53". Stuff.co.nz. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. "Mark Weedon". New Zealand Rugby History. Retrieved 9 August 2021.


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